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Brahma 1[brah-muh] ExamplesWord Origin noun Hinduism.
- Brahman1(def 2).
- (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 Brahma 2[brey-muh, brah-] noun
- one of a breed of large Asian chickens, having feathered legs and small wings and tail.
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-] noun
- a Brahman bull, steer, or cow.
Origin of Brahma 3First recorded in 1935–40; alteration of Brahman Examples from the Web for brahma Contemporary Examples of brahma
Alex Macedo, the boyish-looking president of Burger King North America used to be an executive at Brahma beer.
Burger King’s New French Fries Took Ten Years to Develop
Daniel Gross
September 24, 2013
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 Christ
Nicolas Notovitch
The Vaisyas, who constitute the third caste, issued from Brahma’s belly.
The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ
Nicolas Notovitch
And the knowledge that the Aupanishadas seek is of Brahma, and is Brahma.
Lionel D. Barnett
The worship of Brahma consists in doing penance and in abstinence.
A Comparative View of Religions
Johannes Henricus Scholten
In order to see Brahma he attended to the following duties; 1.
Richard F. Burton
British Dictionary definitions for brahma Brahma 1 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 Brahma 2 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 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).