Brahman

Meaning

Noun

1. A breed of beef cattle from India with a hump on the shoulder.
2. (dated) A Brahmin

Name

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

Brahmin

zebu

twice-born

Brahma

Bos indicus

husband

🤵

king

👑

master

Newar

teacher

🧑‍🏫

Supreme Being

Bahmin

preceptor

elder

father

👨‍👦

God

guru

Translations

brahmane

brahmaan

Brahmane

Brahman

Brahmane

brâmane

bramino

Brahman

Brahman

Zebu

zebú

bos indicus

Brahman

Brahmā

Brahmâ

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (bráhman).