n.
Variant: or Brah · min
Pronunciation: ' brä-m ə n; 2 is ' br ā -, ' brä-, ' bra-
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English Bragman inhabitant of India, from Latin Bracmanus, from Greek Brachman, from Sanskrit br ā hma ṇ a of the Brahman caste, from brahman Brahman
Date: 15th century
1 a : a Hindu of the highest caste traditionally assigned to the priesthood b : 1 BRAHMA 2
2 : any of an Indian breed of humped cattle : ZEBU especially : a large vigorous heat- and tick-resistant usually silvery-gray animal developed in the southern U.S. from the zebu and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
3 usually Brahmin : a person of high social standing and cultivated intellect and taste <Boston Brahman s >
– Brah · man · ic \ brä- ' ma-nik \ or Brah · man · i · cal \ -ni-k ə l \ adjective