Brahma
1
[ brah-muh ]
/ ˈbrɑ mə /
noun Hinduism.
(in later Hinduism) “the Creator,” the first member of the Trimurti, with Vishnu the Preserver and Shiva the Destroyer.
Origin of Brahma
1
1775–85; < Sanskrit
brahma, nominative singular of
brahman
Definition for brahma (2 of 3)
Brahma
2
[ 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
2
First recorded in 1850–55; short for
Brahmaputra fowl, so called because brought to England from a town on that river
Definition for brahma (3 of 3)
Origin of Brahma
3
First recorded in 1935–40; alteration of
Brahman
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British Dictionary definitions for brahma (1 of 2)
Brahma
1
/ (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)
Brahma
2
/ (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