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Brahma

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbɹɑːmə/
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  • rhymes with -ɑːmə

1

name

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Hinduism

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Alternative form of Brahman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Hinduism, alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A large domestic fowl from the Brahmaputra region of India.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Brahman, Brahmin, Bos indicus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bovine

Narrower terms: zebu

5

noun

Meaning 5

the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Hindu deity

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मा (brahmā), masculine nominative singular of ब्रह्मन् (brahman).

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्म (brahma), neuter nominative singular of ब्रह्मन् (brahman).

Clipping of Brahmaputra fowl.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: Բրահմա (Brahma) — Hindu god of creation
  • Bengali: ব্রহ্মা (brohma) — Hindu god of creation
  • Burmese: ဗြဟ္မာ (brahma) — Hindu god of creation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 梵天 (Fàntiān) — Hindu god of creation
  • Czech: Brahma — Hindu god of creation
  • Esperanto: Bramo — Hindu god of creation
  • French: Brahmâ — Hindu god of creation
  • Georgian: ბრაჰმა (brahma) — Hindu god of creation
  • Greek: Μπράχμα (Bráchma) — Hindu god of creation
  • Gujarati: બ્રહ્મા (brahmā) — Hindu god of creation
  • Hindi: ब्रह्मा (brahmā) — Hindu god of creation
  • Irish: Bráma — Hindu god of creation
  • Japanese: ブラフマー (Burafumā) — Hindu god of creation
  • Japanese: 梵天 (Bonten) — Hindu god of creation
  • Kannada: ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ (brahma) — Hindu god of creation
  • Khmer: ព្រហ្ម (prum, prummea) — Hindu god of creation
  • Khmer: ព្រះព្រហ្ម (preah prum) — Hindu god of creation
  • Khmer: លោកសក្ខី (look sakkhəy) — Hindu god of creation
  • Korean: 브라흐마 (Beuraheuma) — Hindu god of creation
  • Korean: 범천 (Beomcheon) — Hindu god of creation
  • Lao: ພົມ (phom) — Hindu god of creation
  • Malayalam: ബ്രഹ്മാവ് (brahmāvŭ) — Hindu god of creation
  • Marathi: ब्रह्मा (brahmā) — Hindu god of creation
  • Mon: ဗြီ (prɜ̀m) — Hindu god of creation
  • Odia: ବ୍ରହ୍ମା (brahmā) — Hindu god of creation
  • Persian: برهما (berahmâ) — Hindu god of creation
  • Polish: Brahma — Hindu god of creation
  • Punjabi: ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ (brhamā) — Hindu god of creation
  • Russian: Бра́хма (Bráxma) — Hindu god of creation
  • Sanskrit: ब्रह्मन् (bráhman) — Hindu god of creation
  • Tagalog: Brama — Hindu god of creation
  • Tamil: பிரம்மன் (pirammaṉ) — Hindu god of creation
  • Tamil: நான்முகன் (nāṉmukaṉ) — Hindu god of creation
  • Telugu: బ్రహ్మ (brahma) — Hindu god of creation
  • Thai: พรหม (prom) — Hindu god of creation
  • Vietnamese: Phạm Thiên — Hindu god of creation
Real reading context

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