- brahmapootra
- \\ˌbräməˈpü.trə, -rȧm- also -pyü-\ noun
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Usage: usually capitalizedEtymology: from Brahmaputra or Brahmapootra river, India: brahma
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Brahmapootra — Brahma Brah ma, n. [See {Brahman}.] 1. (Hindu Myth.) The One First Cause; also, one of the triad of Hindu gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator, {Vishnu}, the Preserver, and {Siva}, the Destroyer. [1913 Webster] Note: According to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brahmapootra — n. river in southern Asia … English contemporary dictionary
brahmapootra — brah·ma·poo·tra … English syllables
Brahma — Brah ma, n. [See {Brahman}.] 1. (Hindu Myth.) The One First Cause; also, one of the triad of Hindu gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator, {Vishnu}, the Preserver, and {Siva}, the Destroyer. [1913 Webster] Note: According to the Hindu… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ASSAM` — (5,500), a province E. of Bengal, ceded to Britain after the Burmese war in 1826; being an alluvial plain, with ranges of hills along the Brahmapootra, 450 m. long and 50 broad; the low lands extremely fertile and productive, and the hills… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Brahma — n. 1 the Hindu Creator. 2 the supreme divine reality in Hindu belief. Etymology: Skr., = creator * * * Brahma shortened f. Brahmapootra … Useful english dictionary
