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The words Brahm and Brahman and similar have various meanings:
Indian religions
The Sanskrit terms Brahman, Brahma, both from a root brh "to grow, increase", are used in various meanings (depending on the Vedic accent and grammatical gender). See Brahman#Semantics and pronunciation for more details:- Brahman (literally "growth", also "pious utterance, prayer", n.) is the Hindu idea of the formless transcendental immanent Divine, often in English called "the Brahman".
- Brahma (m.) is the Creator God, one of the trinity: Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheswara (Siva).
- Brahma (Buddhism) is a type of Buddhist deity.
- There have been rare cases of "Brahma" and "(the) Brahman" being used in English with each others' meanings, e.g. in R.W. Emerson's poem titled "Brahma".
- Brahman (not to be confused with above) is a Vedic Sanskrit word for "priest": see Vedic priest.
- A Brahmin, derived from the Sanskrit masculine noun is a person belonging to the Brahmins, the priestly caste among the four varnas.
- The Brahmanas, derived from the Sanskrit neuter noun are important Hindu canonical texts that are part of each of the Vedas.
Places and languages
- Brahman languages are a hypothetical Trans-New Guinea family of languages spoken in Madang Province in Papua New Guinea.
- Brahman, Papua New Guinea,
People
- Brahm or Brahms used as a person's surname, is of German origin. This meaning originated as a short form of "Abraham's son":
- Johannes Brahms was a well-known music composer
- William B. Brahms is an American author
- Nikolaus Joseph Brahm was a German zoologist (1751-1812?)
- Otto Brahm was a German theatre manager and director
Other uses
- Brahman (cattle) is a breed of cattle descended from the Bos indicus.
- Brahmin (Fictional Cattle) is a two headed breed of cattle found in the Fallout series of games.
- Brahma (chicken) a breed of chicken
- The Brahminy Kite is a species of bird
- Brahma (beer), a Brazilian brand of beer
- Boston Brahmin, a term often used to refer to the oldest families in Boston in Massachusetts, USA
- "Brahma" (poem), a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Brahman (band), a Japanese indie rock band
- Brahmaeidae, also known as "Brahmin moths", a family of insects
- BRAHMA (BRM), in biochemistry, an ATPase related to the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex.
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