BRAHMAN


Meaning of BRAHMAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or Brah·min ˈbrä-mən; 2 is ˈbrā-, ˈbrä-, ˈbra-

Etymology: Middle English Bragman inhabitant of India, from Latin Bracmanus, from Greek Brachman, from Sanskrit brāhmaṇa of the Brahman caste, from brahman Brahman

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : a Hindu of the highest caste traditionally assigned to the priesthood

b. : Brahma I,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 United States 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-ˈma-nik or Brah·man·i·cal -ni-kəl adjective

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