Brahman

See also: brahman and brahmán

English

Alternative forms

Brāhman

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (bráhman). Doublet of flamen.

Noun

Brahman (plural Brahmans)

A breed of beef cattle from India.
(dated) a Brahmin
- "At this, Virāṭa was enraged and said to Yudhiṣṭhira, 'O Brāhman, you speak as though my son and this eunuch are equals.'" (Mahābhārata: "Virāṭa Parva")

Proper noun

Brahman

(Hinduism) A concept of Hinduism. Brahman is 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.

Synonyms

Brahma, Brahmin, Brahmana

Derived terms

Terms derived from Brahman

Brahmanic
Brahmanical

Brahmin

Translations

concept of Hinduism

Assamese: বামুণ (bamun)
Bengali: ব্রাহ্মণ (brahmôn)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 婆羅門 (zh), 婆罗门 (zh) (póluómén), 梵 (zh) (fàn)
Finnish: brahma
Gujarati: please add this translation if you can
Hindi: ब्राह्मण (hi) m (brāhmaṇ)
Irish: Bráman m
Japanese: ブラフマン (burafuman)
Kannada: please add this translation if you can

Korean: 브라만 (beuraman)
Marathi: ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇ)
Oriya: ବ୍ରହ୍ମ (or) (brôhmô)
Persian: برهمن‎‎ (fa) (brahman)
Portuguese: Brahman m, Brâman m
Punjabi: ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ m (brāmaṇ)
Russian: брахма́н (ru) m (braxmán)
Spanish: Brahman m
Telugu: బ్రాహ్మణుడు (te) (brāhmaṇuḍu)
Urdu: براہمن‎‎ m (brāhmaṇ)

Brahmin — see Brahmin

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Georgian: ^{(please verify)} ბრაჰმანი (brahmani)
Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} ברהמן‎‎
Hindi: ^{(please verify)} ब्रह्म (brahma)
Icelandic: ^{(please verify)} Bramíni

Lithuanian: ^{(please verify)} Brahmanas
Malayalam: ^{(please verify)} ബ്രഹ്മം (ml) (brahmaṃ)
Sanskrit: ^{(please verify)} ब्रह्मन् (bráhman)
Tamil: ^{(please verify)} பிரம்மம் (pirammam), ^{(please verify)} பிரமம் (piramam)

Anagrams

Branham

Portuguese

Proper noun

Brahman m

Alternative spelling of Brâman

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