Brahma
mə noun Hinduism.
1.
Brahman ( def 2 ).
2.
(in later Hinduism) “the Creator,” the first member of the Trimurti, with Vishnu the Preserver and Shiva the Destroyer.
Origin:
1775–85; < Sanskrit brahma, nominative singular of brahman
1775–85; < Sanskrit brahma, nominative singular of brahman
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Brahma1 (ˈbrɑːmə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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. | another name for Brahman |
| [from Sanskrit, from brahman praise] | |
| Brahma2 (ˈbrɑːmə, ˈbreɪ-) | |
| —n | |
| a heavy breed of domestic fowl with profusely feathered legs and feet | |
| [C19: shortened from Brahmaputra (river); from its having been imported originally from Lakhimpur, a town on the Brahmaputra] | |
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Brahma
1785, from Skt. Brahma, nom. of Brahman, chief god of the trinity Brahma-Vishnu-Siva in post-Vedic Hindu religion (see brahmin).
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