Brahman

See also: brahman and brahmán

English

A herd of Brahman cattle in Costa Rica

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (bráhman).

Noun

Brahman (plural Brahmans)

1. A breed of beef cattle from India with a hump on the shoulder.
   • 1846 June 20, “Asiatic Society.—June 6.—The Earl of Aukland in the chair.”, in The Athenæum‎^[1], number 973, page 632:

     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.

2. (dated) A Brahmin

Alternative forms

• Brāhman, Brachman (obsolete)

Translations

Brahmin — see Brahmin

Proper noun

Brahman

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.

Alternative forms

• Brahma, Brahmin, Brahmana, Brāhman

Derived terms

• Brahmanic
• Brahmanical
• Brahmanism
• Brahmaputra
• Brahmin

 

Translations

concept of Hinduism

• Assamese: বামুণ (bamun)
• Bengali: ব্রাহ্মণ (bn) (brahmon), বামন (bamon), বামুন (bn) (bamun), বাউন (baun), বেরামন (beramon)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 婆羅門／婆罗门 (zh) (póluómén), 梵 (zh) (fàn)

• Finnish: brahma
• French: Brahman
• Gujarati: બ્રહ્મ m (brahma)
• Hindi: ब्रह्म (hi) (brahma)
• Indonesian: Brahma
• Irish: Bráman m
• Japanese: ブラフマン (burafuman)
• Kannada: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: 브라만 (beuraman)
• Malayalam: ബ്രഹ്മം (ml) (brahmaṁ)
• Marathi: ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇ)
• Odia: ବ୍ରହ୍ମ (or) (brahma)
• Persian: برهمن (fa) (brahman)
• Portuguese: Brahman m, Brâman m
• Punjabi: ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ m (brāhmaṇ)
• Russian: брахма́н (ru) m (braxmán)
• Sanskrit: ब्रह्मन् (sa) (bráhman)
• Spanish: Brahman m
• Tamil: பிரம்மம் (pirammam), பிரமம் (ta) (piramam)
• Telugu: బ్రాహ్మణుడు (te) (brāhmaṇuḍu)

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Translations to be checked

• Georgian: ^{(please verify)} ბრაჰმანი (brahmani)
• Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} ברהמן
• Icelandic: ^{(please verify)} Bramíni
• Lithuanian: ^{(please verify)} Brahmanas

Anagrams

• Barnham, Branham

Portuguese

Proper noun

Brahman m

1. Alternative spelling of Brâman