Brahma
1[brah-muh]
- Brahman1(def 2).
- (in later Hinduism) “the Creator,” the first member of the Trimurti, with Vishnu the Preserver and Shiva the Destroyer.
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Origin of Brahma
11775–85; < Sanskrit brahma, nominative singular of brahman
Brahma
2[brey-muh, brah-]
- one of a breed of large Asian chickens, having feathered legs and small wings and tail.
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Origin of Brahma
2First recorded in 1850–55; short for Brahmaputra fowl, so called because brought to England from a town on that river
Brahma
3[brey-muh, brah-]
- a Brahman bull, steer, or cow.
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Origin of Brahma
3First recorded in 1935–40; alteration of Brahman
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Contemporary Examples of brahma
Alex Macedo, the boyish-looking president of Burger King North America used to be an executive at Brahma beer.
Historical Examples of brahma
And Brahma gave to this word the name, "Vishnu," that is to say, "he who preserves."
The Unknown Life of Jesus ChristNicolas Notovitch
The Vaisyas, who constitute the third caste, issued from Brahma's belly.
The Unknown Life of Jesus ChristNicolas Notovitch
And the knowledge that the Aupanishadas seek is of Brahma, and is Brahma.
Hindu Gods And HeroesLionel D. Barnett
The worship of Brahma consists in doing penance and in abstinence.
A Comparative View of ReligionsJohannes Henricus Scholten
In order to see Brahma he attended to the following duties; 1.
Vikram and the VampireRichard F. Burton
Brahma
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
- another name for Brahman (def. 2)
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Word Origin for Brahma
from Sanskrit, from brahman praise
Brahma
2- a heavy breed of domestic fowl with profusely feathered legs and feet
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Word Origin for Brahma
C19: shortened from Brahmaputra (river); from its having been imported originally from Lakhimpur, a town on the Brahmaputra
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Word Origin and History for brahma
Brahma
1785, from Sanskrit Brahma, nominative of Brahman, chief god of the trinity Brahma-Vishnu-Siva in post-Vedic Hindu religion (see brahmin).
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