Wanjāri.—Synonym for Banjāra. Subcaste of Kunbi.
Warāde.—(A resident of Berār.) Subcaste of Gurao.
Wārtki.—(A washerman.) Synonym for Dhobi in the Marātha country.
Wāsudeo, Wāsdeo.—The name of the father of Krishna, the Hindu god. Synonym of Basdewa. A subcaste of Joshi.
Watkari. See Otāri.
Wika.—Synonym for Uika, a well-known clan of Gonds.
Yādu, Yādava.—A well-known clan of Rājpūts.
Yādubansi.—(Of the Yadu race.) A subcaste of Ahīr.
Yādu-Bhatti.—Clan of Rājpūts. Synonym for Yādu.
Yajur-Vedi.—A subcaste of Brāhmans who follow the Yajur-Veda. They are also known as Madhyandan and Apastambha.