"Brahman" meaning in English

See Brahman in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (bráhman). Etymology templates: {{root|en|sa|बृह्}}, {{bor|en|sa|ब्रह्मन्|tr=bráhman}} Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (bráhman) Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism, God, Gods Categories (lifeform): Cattle Synonyms: Brahma, Brahmin, Brahmana Derived forms: Brahmanic, Brahmanical, Brahmanism, Brahmaputra, Brahmin Translations (concept of Hinduism): বামুণ (bamun) (Assamese), ব্রাহ্মণ (brahmon) (Bengali), বামন (bamon) (Bengali), বামুন (bamun) (Bengali), বাউন (baun) (Bengali), বেরামন (beramon) (Bengali), 婆羅門 (Chinese Mandarin), 婆罗门 (póluómén) (Chinese Mandarin), (fàn) (Chinese Mandarin), brahma (Finnish), Brahman (French), બ્રહ્મ (brahma) [masculine] (Gujarati), ब्रह्म (brahma) (Hindi), Brahma (Indonesian), Bráman [masculine] (Irish), ブラフマン (burafuman) (Japanese), 브라만 (beuraman) (Korean), ബ്രഹ്മം (brahmaṁ) (Malayalam), ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇ) (Marathi), ବ୍ରହ୍ମ (brahma) (Odia), برهمن (brahman) (Persian), Brahman [masculine] (Portuguese), Brâman [masculine] (Portuguese), ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ (brāhmaṇ) [masculine] (Punjabi), брахма́н (braxmán) [masculine] (Russian), ब्रह्मन् (bráhman) (Sanskrit), Brahman [masculine] (Spanish), பிரம்மம் (pirammam) (Tamil), பிரமம் (piramam) (Tamil), బ్రాహ్మణుడు (brāhmaṇuḍu) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-Brahman-en-name-C3PfzLZn Disambiguation of God: 54 13 32 Disambiguation of Gods: 74 9 17 Disambiguation of Cattle: 33 26 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Odia translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 40 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 23 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 42 23 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 31 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 43 24 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 38 18 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 42 19 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 41 20 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 40 25 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 42 24 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 42 24 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 37 20 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Odia translations: 39 22 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 40 25 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 41 22 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 43 24 34

Noun

Forms: Brahmans [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (bráhman). Etymology templates: {{root|en|sa|बृह्}}, {{bor|en|sa|ब्रह्मन्|tr=bráhman}} Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (bráhman) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Brahman (plural Brahmans)
  1. A breed of beef cattle from India with a hump on the shoulder. Categories (lifeform): Cattle
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  2. (dated) A Brahmin Tags: dated Categories (lifeform): Cattle Synonyms: Brāhman, Brachman [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-Brahman-en-noun-xZc~n6Af Disambiguation of Cattle: 33 26 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Assamese translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Odia translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Punjabi translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 40 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 42 23 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Assamese translations: 34 18 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 33 19 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 36 18 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 38 18 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 33 17 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 42 19 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 41 20 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 34 18 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 32 18 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 33 17 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 40 25 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 34 18 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 32 18 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 42 24 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 42 24 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 37 20 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Odia translations: 39 22 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 32 18 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 19 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Punjabi translations: 34 19 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 40 25 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 41 22 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 32 18 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 35 19 47

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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