Brahma

¹ American  

[brah-muh] / ˈbrɑ mə /

noun

Hinduism.

1. Brahman.

2. (in later Hinduism) “the Creator,” the first member of the Trimurti, with Vishnu the Preserver and Shiva the Destroyer.

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Brahma ² American  

[brey-muh, brah-] / ˈbreɪ mə, ˈbrɑ- /

noun

1. one of a breed of large Asian chickens, having feathered legs and small wings and tail.

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Brahma ³ American  

[brey-muh, brah-] / ˈbreɪ mə, ˈbrɑ- /

noun

1. a Brahman bull, steer, or cow.

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Brahma ¹ British  

/ ˈbrɑːmə /

noun

1. a Hindu god: in later Hindu tradition, the Creator who, with Vishnu, the Preserver, and Shiva, the Destroyer, constitutes the triad known as the Trimurti

2. another name for Brahman

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Brahma ² British  

/ ˈbrɑːmə, ˈbreɪ- /

noun

1. a heavy breed of domestic fowl with profusely feathered legs and feet

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Etymology

Origin of Brahma¹

First recorded in 1775–85; from Sanskrit Brahmā (masculine), Brahma (neuter), nominative singular of Brahman ¹ ( def. )

Origin of Brahma²

First recorded in 1850–55; short for Brahmaputra fowl, so called because birds of that breed were sent to England from a town on that river

Origin of Brahma³

First recorded in 1935–40; alteration of Brahman

Example Sentences

They personified him as BRAHMA, AMUN, OSIRIS, BEL, ADONIS, MALKARTH, MITHRAS, and APOLLO; and the nations that did so grew old and died.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

With the Hindu, all religious tenets and aspirations are centred in the idea of BRAHMA, the one, pervading, illimitable substance, without multiple, division or repetition.

From Hindu Law and Judicature from the Dharma-Sástra of Yájnavalkya by Edward Röer