BRAHMA


Meaning of BRAHMA in English

/brah"meuh/ , n. 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.

[ 1775-85; brahma, nom. sing. of brahman ]

/bray"meuh, brah"-/ , n.

one of a breed of large Asian chickens, having feathered legs and small wings and tail.

[ 1850-55; short for Brahmaputra fowl, so called because brought to England from a town on that river ]

/bray"meuh, brah"-/ , n.

a Brahman bull, steer, or cow.

[ 1935-40; alter. of BRAHMAN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .