Brah·ma 1 (brä m )n. 1. Hinduism a. The creator god, conceived chiefly as a member of the triad including also Vishnu and Shiva. b. Variant of Brahman. 2. Variant of Brahman. [Sanskrit brahm  , from brahma, prayer.] |
| Brah·ma 2 also brah·ma (bräm, br-) n. A large domestic fowl of a breed originating in Asia and having feathered legs and small wings and tail. [After Brahmaputra.] |
Brahma1
n
1. (Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) a Hindu god: in later Hindu tradition, the Creator who, with Vishnu, the Preserver, and Shiva, the Destroyer, constitutes the triad known as the Trimurti
2. (Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) another name for Brahman [2]
[from Sanskrit, from brahman praise]
Brahma2
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a heavy breed of domestic fowl with profusely feathered legs and feet
[shortened from Brahmaputra (river); from its having been imported originally from Lakhimpur, a town on the Brahmaputra]
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| Noun | 1. |  Brahma - the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheonTrimurti - the triad of divinities of later Hinduism |
| 2. |  Brahma - 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 crossbreedingBos, genus Bos - wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini bovine - any of various members of the genus Bos zebu - domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia |
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