brahman
English · Română
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
brahman¹
Where it comes from
From Hindi ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇ) / Urdu براہمن (brāhman).
noun brahmans · brāhman
- Alternative form of brahmin (member of the Hindu priestly class).
Brahman²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (bráhman).
noun Brahmans · Brāhman · Brachman
- A breed of zebuine, beef cattle from India with a hump on the shoulder, drooping ears, and a prominent dewlap. 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.
- A Brahmin
proper noun Brahma · Brahmin · Brahmana · Brāhman
- 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.
Translations
Talk about this word "brahman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/brahman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. brahman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/brahman "brahman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/brahman.Cite this
@misc{brahman_2026,
title = {brahman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brahman},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
