brah|ma

brah|ma
Brah|ma1 «BRAH muh», noun.
1. in Hindu theology: a) the pervading soul of the universe; the essence of being and intelligence; Atman. b) the god of creation. Brahma is thought of as a trinity (Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and Siva the Destroyer). c) the creator, one of the gods of this trinity.
2. Brahman, a kind of cattle.
╂[< Sanskrit bráhman prayer, worship, the Absolute, the Creator]
brah|ma1 «BRAH muh, BRAY-», noun.
Brahman, a kind of cattle.
╂[< Brahma1]
brah|ma2 or Brah|ma2 «BRAH muh, BRAY-», noun.
one of a breed of large chickens with feathered legs and small wings and tail.
╂[< Brahmaputra, a river in northeastern India, the supposed place of their origin]

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