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Brahman en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (bráhman).

Meanings

  1. A breed of beef cattle from India with a hump on the shoulder.
    • The coins of this dynasty are all marked with the figures of the Brahman Bull and a horseman; and it is remarkable that this very Hindú device was retained by the Mohammedan sovereigns who reigned over the same countries. 1846 June 20, “Asiatic Society.—June 6.—The Earl of Aukland in the chair.”, in The Athenæum, number 973, page 632:
  2. (dated) A Brahmin

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Brāhman alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Brahmans Number=Plur lexicographic
Brachman alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Brahman en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (bráhman).

Meanings

  1. (Hinduism) The unchanging, infinite, immanent, and transcendent reality which is the Divine Ground of all matter, energy, time, space, being, and everything beyond in this Universe. The nature of Brahman is described as transpersonal, personal and impersonal by different philosophical schools.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Brahmin alternative lexicographic
Brahma alternative lexicographic
Brāhman alternative lexicographic
Brahmana alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

Brahmaputra · Brahmanical · Brahmanism · Brahmanic · Brahmin

Translations (29)

fi brahma (concept of Hinduism) · cmn 婆羅門 /婆罗门 (concept of Hinduism) · sa ब्रह्मन् (concept of Hinduism) · te బ్రాహ్మణుడు (concept of Hinduism) · gu બ્રહ્મ (concept of Hinduism) · ta பிரம்மம் (concept of Hinduism) · ko 브라만 (concept of Hinduism) · ga Bráman (concept of Hinduism) · bn বামুন (concept of Hinduism) · fa برهمن (concept of Hinduism) · pt Brahman (concept of Hinduism) · bn ব্রাহ্মণ (concept of Hinduism) · id Brahma (concept of Hinduism) · ta பிரமம் (concept of Hinduism) · hi ब्रह्म (concept of Hinduism) · cmn 梵 (concept of Hinduism) · pa ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ (concept of Hinduism) · es Brahman (concept of Hinduism) · pt Brâman (concept of Hinduism) · bn বামন (concept of Hinduism) · ja ブラフマン (concept of Hinduism) · as বামুণ (concept of Hinduism) · bn বাউন (concept of Hinduism) · or ବ୍ରହ୍ମ (concept of Hinduism) · fr Brahman (concept of Hinduism) · bn বেরামন (concept of Hinduism) · mr ब्राह्मण (concept of Hinduism) · ml ബ്രഹ്മം (concept of Hinduism) · ru брахма́н (concept of Hinduism)