Brahma

[ brah-muh ]

/ ˈbrɑ mə /

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noun Hinduism.

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

First recorded in 1775–85; from Sanskrit Brahmā (masculine), Brahma (neuter), nominative singular of Brahman¹

Words nearby Brahma

Bragg scattering, Bragg's law, braggy, Bragi, Brahe, Brahma, brahmachari, brahmacharya, Brahmajnana, Brahmaloka, Brahman

Other definitions for Brahma (2 of 3)

Brahma²

[ brey-muh, brah- ]

/ ˈbreɪ mə, ˈbrɑ- /

noun

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

Origin of Brahma

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

Other definitions for Brahma (3 of 3)

Brahma³

[ brey-muh, brah- ]

/ ˈbreɪ mə, ˈbrɑ- /

noun

a Brahman bull, steer, or cow.

Origin of Brahma

First recorded in 1935–40; alteration of Brahman

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How to use Brahma in a sentence

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.
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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.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume II|John Lord

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.
Ancient Faiths And Modern|Thomas Inman

British Dictionary definitions for Brahma (1 of 2)

Brahma¹

/ (ˈbrɑːmə) /

noun

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)

Word Origin for Brahma

from Sanskrit, from brahman praise

British Dictionary definitions for Brahma (2 of 2)

Brahma²

/ (ˈbrɑːmə, ˈbreɪ-) /

noun

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

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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