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. another name for Brahman (sense 2)
Word origin
from Sanskrit, from brahman praise
Brahma in British English2
(ˈbrɑːmə, ˈbreɪ-)
noun
a heavy breed of domestic fowl with profusely feathered legs and feet
Word origin
C19: shortened from Brahmaputra (river); from its having been imported originally from Lakhimpur, a town on the Brahmaputra
Brahma in American English1
(ˈbrɑmə; for sense 3 also ˈbreɪmə)
noun
1. Hinduism
a.
Brahman (sense 1)
b.
one of the three major gods of classical Hinduism: his role was as creator
2. US
Brahman (sense 3)
Word origin
Hindi < Sans brahman, worship, prayer
Brahma in American English2
(ˈbrɑmə; ˈbreɪmə)
noun
[alsob-]
any of an Asiatic breed of large domestic fowl with feathered legs and small tail and wings
Word origin
after Brahmaputra
Examples of 'Brahma' in a sentence
Brahma
The knock at the door interrupted his thoughts and a waiter entered with a tray bearing a glass and a bottle of Brahma.