Brahma

¹

[ brah-muh ]

noun

, Hinduism.

1. Brahman ¹( def 2 ).
2. (in later Hinduism) “the Creator,” the first member of the Trimurti, with Vishnu the Preserver and Shiva the Destroyer.

Brahma

²

[ brey-muh, brah- ]

noun

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

Brahma

³

[ brey-muh, brah- ]

noun

1. a Brahman bull, steer, or cow.

Brahma

¹

/ ˈbrɑːmə; ˈbreɪ- /

noun

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

Brahma

²

/ 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. See Brahman
   another name for Brahman

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Brahma¹

C19: shortened from Brahmaputra (river); from its having been imported originally from Lakhimpur, a town on the Brahmaputra

Origin of Brahma²

from Sanskrit, from brahman praise

Example Sentences

Alex Macedo, the boyish-looking president of Burger King North America used to be an executive at Brahma beer.

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Brahma was the prince of the angelic army; Vishnu and Siva were His coadjutors.

From Project Gutenberg

Siva and Vishnu became worshipped, as well as Brahma and a host of other gods unknown to the earlier Vedas.

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Brahma and Confucius and Socrates taught some great truths which Moses would accept, but they taught errors likewise.

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He has so much steam that I imagine he must have the spirit of a full-sized Brahma or Cochin compressed into the size of a pigeon.

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From this wonderful flower Brahma sprang, and, seeing nothing but water, imagined himself the first-born of all creatures.

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