Brahma

See also: brahma and brahmā

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मा (brahmā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɹɑːmə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːmə

Proper noun

Brahma

  1. (Hinduism) Hindu god (deva) of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva.
  2. (Hinduism) Alternative form of Brahman.
Alternative forms
Translations

Etymology 2

Clipping of Brahmaputra fowl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɹɑːmə/
  • Rhymes: -eɪmə, -ɑːmə

Noun

Brahma (plural Brahmas)

  1. A large domestic fowl from the Brahmaputra region of India.

Etymology 3

Alteration of Brahman.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɹɑːmə/
  • Rhymes: -eɪmə, -ɑːmə

Noun

Brahma (plural Brahmas)

  1. Alternative form of Brahman.

Further reading

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbraɦma]

Proper noun

Brahma m anim

  1. (Hinduism) Brahma (Hindu god)

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (brahman).

Proper noun

Brahma

  1. (Hinduism) Hindu god (deva) of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (brahman).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbra.ma/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Syllabification: Brah‧ma
  • Homophone: brama

Proper noun

Brahma m pers

  1. (Hinduism) Brahma (Hindu god (deva) of creation and one of the Trimurti (trinity))
    Coordinate terms: Śiwa, Wisznu

Declension

adjectives
  • bramiński
nouns

Further reading

  • Brahma in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Brahma in PWN's encyclopedia