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Ancient script of Central and South Asia
correctly. Brahmi (/ˈbrɑːmi/ BRAH-mee; 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀳𑁆𑀫𑀻; ISO: Brāhmī) is a writing system from ancient India that appeared as a fully developed script in the
Brahmi_script
Family of abugida writing systems
Brahmic scripts descended from the Brahmi script. Brahmi is clearly attested from the 3rd century BCE during the reign of Ashoka, who used the script for
Brahmic_scripts
Historical abugida script for Tamil
Tamil-Brahmi, also known as Tamili or Damili, was a variant of the Brahmi script in southern India. It was used to write inscriptions in Old Tamil. The
Tamil-Brahmi
Script system used to write Sanskrit
The Gupta script (sometimes referred to as Gupta Brahmi script or Late Brahmi script) was used for writing Sanskrit and is associated with the Gupta Empire
Gupta_script
Symbols of the Indus Valley Civilisation
the Brahmi script has some connection with the Indus system. Raymond Allchin has somewhat cautiously supported the possibility of the Brahmi script being
Indus_script
Brahmic script
the original Brahmi script. The earliest inscriptions which are accepted examples of Tamil writing date to the Ashokan period. The script used by such
Tamil_script
Indic script used in the South Asia
of segmental writing system), based on the ancient Brāhmī script. It is one of the official scripts of India and Nepal. It was developed in, and was in
Devanagari
Historic abugida of South India
Pre-Old-Kannada script. The Kadamba script is one of the oldest scripts of the southern group of writing systems that developed from the ancient Brahmi script. By
Kadamba_script
Brahmic writing system
(Tamilakam) and is attested to since the 4th century CE. The Pallava script evolved from Tamil-Brahmi. It was used to originally write Tamil texts – the court languages
Pallava_script
Historic Brahmic script
India are related to Brahmi and these are related to Buddhism. Since the script, which is similar to the ancient Sinhalese script, is found in the Tamil
Kalinga_script
Ancient Indian scripts
time period of 2700–1900 BCE The Gupta script (sometimes referred to as Gupta Brahmi script or Late Brahmi script) was used for writing Sanskrit and is
Ancient scripts of the Indian subcontinent
Ancient_scripts_of_the_Indian_subcontinent
Abugida used in southern Indian subcontinent (c. 6th–12th centuries)
"southern group" of Brahmi derivatives (Southern Brahmi, generally associated with Dravidian languages of south India). The script was used in inscriptions
Vatteluttu
Scripts used in Afghanistan before their displacement by the Arabic alphabet
Sanskrit in Brahmi script inscriptions attest to the prevalence of the Sanskrit in Afghanistan. Some later Sanskrit inscriptions in late Brahmi of about
Pre-Islamic scripts in Afghanistan
Pre-Islamic_scripts_in_Afghanistan
Historic Brahmic script used in Burma
It was based on the Brahmi-based scripts of both north and south India. The best available evidence suggests that the Pyu script gradually developed between
Pyu_script
Ancient Indo-Aryan language of South Asia, mainly Indian subcontinent
datable writing systems for Sanskrit are the Brāhmī script, the related Kharoṣṭhī script and the Brahmi derivatives. The Kharosthi was used in the northwestern
Sanskrit
Ancient Indian script
with inventing lipi, the scripts for writing. Scholars such as Lallanji Gopal claim some ancient lipi such as the Brahmi script as used in the Indian texts
Lipi_(script)
Abugida writing system of Sri Lanka
Brahmic scripts, is a descendant of the Ancient Indian Brahmi script. It is thought to be derived from Grantha script. The Sinhala script is a Brahmi derivate
Sinhala_script
English scholar, orientalist and antiquary(1799–1840)
of Bengal and is best remembered for deciphering the Kharosthi and Brahmi scripts of ancient India. He studied, documented and illustrated many aspects
James_Prinsep
Mauryan emperor from 269 to 232 BCE
since the decipherment in the 19th century of sources written in the Brahmi script, Ashoka holds a reputation as one of the greatest Indian emperors. The
Ashoka
Abugida
Devanagari script. It came in vogue during the first millennium CE. The Nāgarī script has roots in the ancient Brahmi script family. The Nāgarī script was in
Nāgarī_script
Numeral system predating modern Hindu-Arabic numerals
Brahmi numerals are a numeral system attested in the Indian subcontinent from the 3rd century BCE. It is the direct graphic ancestor of the modern Hindu–Arabic
Brahmi_numerals
Script used to write the Tocharian languages
The Tocharian script, also known as Central Asian slanting Gupta script or North Turkestan Brāhmī, is an abugida which uses a system of diacritical marks
Tocharian_script
Ancient script of Central and South Asia
Kharosthi script and its successors, knowledge of Kharosthi may have declined rapidly once the script was supplanted by Brahmi-derived scripts, until its
Kharosthi
Script used to write the Aramaic language
alphabet was also an ancestor to the Syriac alphabet, Mongolian script, Kharosthi, and Brahmi, and the Nabataean alphabet, which is ancestral to the Arabic
Aramaic_alphabet
Writing system family from Sumatra, Indonesia
three consonant letters, ka ga nga. He was probably not aware that most Brahmi script lineages begin their alphabetic order with these. This is equivalent
Ulu_scripts
Nepalese script
script, known in the Newar language as Nepal lipi, Nepalakshar and Prachalit, is an abugida, one of the Nepalese scripts that descend from the Brahmi
Newar_script
Writing system from the Brahmic family of scripts
Kannada script. The Brahmi script used by Mauryan kings eventually reached the Krishna River delta and would give rise to the Bhattiprolu script found on
Telugu_script
Variant of the Brahmi script
The Bhattiprolu script is a variant of the Brahmi script which has been found in old inscriptions at Bhattiprolu, a small village in the erstwhile Guntur
Bhattiprolu_script
Indo-Greek king
Rajaye Agathukleya (Brahmi script). Indian coinage of Agathocles. Obv Lion with Greek legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ. Rev Lakshmi, with Brahmi legend Rajane Agathukleyasa
Agathocles_of_Bactria
Writing system used for several Batak languages
Indonesian island of Sumatra. The script may be derived from the Kawi and Pallava script, ultimately derived from the Brahmi script of India, or from the hypothetical
Batak_script
Writing systems of northwestern Indian Subcontinent
The Laṇḍā scripts form a "typologically distinct group," and are closer in norms to its predecessor Brāhmī than they are to the Nāgarī scripts to the east
Laṇḍā_scripts
Brahmic script used in Bali, Indonesia
The script is a descendant of the Brahmi script, and so has many similarities with the modern scripts of South and Southeast Asia. The Balinese script, along
Balinese_script
Abugida writing system of the Brahmic family
character set is almost identical to that of other Brahmic scripts or often known as Brahmi Lipi. Consonantal letters imply an inherent vowel. Letters
Kannada_script
3rd-century BCE inscriptions in South Asia
later dates. Ashoka used the expression Dhaṃma Lipi (Prakrit in the Brahmi script: 𑀥𑀁𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀧𑀺, "Inscriptions of the Dharma") to describe his own Edicts
Edicts_of_Ashoka
Ancient markings in the Indian subcontinent
Megalithic markings, Megalithic graffiti marks, Megalithic symbols or Non-Brahmi symbols are terms used to describe markings found on mostly potsherds found
Megalithic_graffiti_symbols
Ancient Philippine writing system
Fletcher Gardner argued that the Philippine scripts had "very great similarity" with the Brahmi script, which was supported by T. H. Pardo de Tavera
Baybayin
Abugida used to write Bengali
classificatory point of view, the Bengali writing system is derived from the Brahmi script. It is written from left to right. It is an abugida, i.e., its vowel
Bengali_alphabet
Abugida writing system
abugidas. The Cham script is a descendant of the Brahmi script of India. Cham was one of the first scripts to develop from the Pallava script around 350 CE
Cham_script
Dravidian language
over 2,000 poems. Tamil script evolved from Tamil Brahmi, and later, the vatteluttu script was used until the current script was standardized. The language
Tamil_language
Abugida used to write the Ahom language
Pali. The various Burmese scripts that the Ahom script itself is derived from, was likely derived from the Indic, or Brahmi script, and possibly of South
Ahom_script
Writing script for a South Indian language
ancient Brāhmī script. It was developed and in use during the 14th century CE in Kodagu, in present-day Karnataka. Mookonda Kushalappa called this script "thirke"
Thirke
Ancient artifact from India
Indian copper plate inscription written in Prakrit in the Mauryan period Brahmi script. It was discovered in Sohgaura, a village on the banks of the Rapti
Sohgaura copper plate inscription
Sohgaura_copper_plate_inscription
Type of South Asian writing system
these eastern Magadhan scripts are based on a system of characters historically related to, but distinct from, Devanagari. Brahmi, an ancient Indian syllabary
Bengali–Assamese_script
Norwegian-German orientalist (1800–1876)
successful attempts at deciphering the Brahmi script were made in 1836 by Christian Lassen, who used a bilingual Greek-Brahmi coin of Indo-Greek king Agathocles
Christian_Lassen
Study of ancient Sanskrit inscriptions
those from the 1st century BCE in Ayodhya and Hathibada, are written in Brahmi script and reflect the transition to classical Sanskrit. The Mathura inscriptions
Sanskrit_epigraphy
Form of Tamil used from 300 BCE to 700 CE
century BCE in caves and on pottery, written in the Tamil-Brahmi variant of the Brahmi script. The earliest long text in Old Tamil is the Tolkāppiyam,
Old_Tamil
Brahmic script used commonly to write the Malayalam language
Tamil-Brahmi script. Vatteluttu (Malayalam: വട്ടെഴുത്ത്, romanized: Vaṭṭeḻuttŭ, lit. 'round writing') is a script that had evolved from Tamil-Brahmi and
Malayalam_script
Script for Maldivian language, used from 12th to 20th century
subtypes of the Brahmi script. The letters on later inscriptions are clearly of the cursive type, strongly reminding of the medieval scripts used in Sri Lanka
Dhives_Akuru
Script of the Brahmic family
悉曇文字; pinyin: Xītán wénzi; lit. 'Siddham script'). The Siddham script evolved from the Gupta Brahmi script in the late 6th century CE. Many Buddhist
Siddhaṃ_script
Brahmi-based script that uses Abugida writing system
𑰥𑰹𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰲𑰎𑰱) is a Brahmi-based script that was used around the 11th and 12th centuries CE. It used to be known in English as the "Arrow-Headed Script" or "Point-Headed
Bhaiksuki_script
Abugida script for the Lao language
from the Khmer script, which itself was derived from the Pallava script, a variant of the Grantha script descended from the Brāhmī script, which was used
Lao_script
Indo-Scythian rulers of western and central India (35-415 CE)
The Western Satraps, or Western Kshatrapas (Brahmi: , Mahakṣatrapa, "Great Satraps") were Indo-Scythian (Saka) rulers of the western and central parts
Western_Satraps
Writing system in the Brahmic family
(region) Brahmi script Brahmic scripts Siddhaṃ script Eastern Nagari In some contexts, also known as the Proto-Bengali script, or Proto-Oriya script; Sureshchandra
Gaudi_script
Brahmic script
of kulitan are uncertain, it ultimately derives from the South Asian Brāhmī script. Pampanga had already developed special shapes for four letters by the
Kulitan
Writing system used c. 1050 to 146 BC
(1898), that the Brahmi script of India (and by extension the derived Indic alphabets) was ultimately derived from the Aramaic script, which would make
Phoenician_alphabet
Type of letter in Brahmic scripts
consonants are a type of letters that is used, for example, in Brahmi or its derived modern scripts such as Balinese, Bengali, Devanagari, Gujarati, Tibetan
Conjunct_consonant
Abugida script for languages spoken in Thailand
branch of the ancient Brahmi tradition. The Sukhothai script was the earliest Thai script developed from the Old Khmer script. The Ram Khamhaeng Inscription
Thai_script
Writing system used for several Austronesian languages
carried out. The oldest root of Javanese script is the Tamil-Brahmi script which evolved into the Pallava script in Southern and Southeast Asia between
Javanese_script
History of South Asian writing systems
scholarly consensus are the Edicts of Ashoka of the 3rd century BCE, in the Brahmi script. If epigraphy of proto-writing is included, undeciphered markings with
Early_Indian_epigraphy
Native writing system of Tagbanwa languages and other indigenous languages of Palawan
Kawi script of Java, Bali and Sumatra, which in turn, descended from the Pallava script, one of the southern Indian scripts derived from Brahmi. Tagbanwa
Tagbanwa_script
Ashoka pillar inscription identifying Buddha's birthplace in Nepal
also called the Paderia inscription, is an inscription in the ancient Brahmi script, discovered in December 1896 on a pillar of Ashoka in Lumbini, Nepal
Lumbini_pillar_inscription
Cave and archaeological site in India
context, yogimatha script, Indus Vally Scripts, Vikramkhol script and Brahmi script can be taken as a gradual development of the Indian script. Some historians
Vikramkhol_Cave_Inscription
Abugida script for the Khmer language
5th and 6th centuries AD, which ultimately descended from the Tamil-Brahmi script. The oldest dated Khmer inscription was found at Angkor Borei District
Khmer_script
Historic abugida
Bühler, it seems more likely that the Bhattiprolu script represents a provincial offshoot of early Brahmi in the south, rather than a separate line of development
Telugu-Kannada_alphabet
C. 113 BCE column in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India
and was sent to the Indian ruler Bhagabhadra. A dedication written in Brahmi script was inscribed on the pillar, venerating Vāsudeva (Krishna), the Deva
Heliodorus_pillar
Ancient Assamese script
in this development. The Kamarupi script originated from Gupta script, which in turn developed from Brahmi script. It developed on its own in Kamarupa
Kamarupi_script
Ancient Indian military republic
Yaudheya (Brahmi script: 𑀬𑁅𑀥𑁂𑀬) or Yaudheya Gaṇasaṅgha (Yaudheya Republic) was an ancient Indian military ganasangha (republic) based in the Eastern
Yaudheya
Documents written on the inner layer of birch bark
and Abhidharma texts. Sanskrit birch bark manuscripts written with Brahmi script have been dated to the first few centuries CE. Several early Sanskrit
Birch_bark_manuscript
Old Javanese script
been found written in the Kawi script. The Kawi script gradually evolved from the 'Pallava' script (or 'Late Southern Brāhmī') which were dispersed to maritime
Kawi_script
Mountain pass in the Western Ghats, India
route, and is famous for a major cave with Sanskrit inscriptions in Brahmi script and Middle Indo-Aryan dialect. These inscriptions have been dated between
Naneghat
Writing system used to write Meitei language
Meithei Mayek is part of the Tibetan group of scripts, which originated from the Gupta Brahmi script Singh, Harimohon Thounaojam (January 2011), The
Meitei_script
Style of the Tibetan alphabet
Indian scribes and script makers he designed Uchen script. Sambhota used variations of these Indian and Brahmi scripts to create a script unique to Tibet
Uchen_script
Founding king of the Alchon Huns (c. 430–490)
Khingila I (Bactrian: χιγγιλο Khingilo, Brahmi script: 𑀔𑀺𑀗𑁆𑀕𑀺𑀮 Khi-ṇgi-la, Middle Chinese: 金吉剌 Kim kjit lat, Persian: شنگل Shengel; c.430-490)
Khingila_I
Alphabetic writing systems for Nepal Bhasa
Mandala used the following scripts which are shared within the South Asian region. Brāhmī script – Ashoka period Purva Licchavi Script – prior Licchavi period
Nepalese_scripts
Indigenous scripts in the Philippines
other Southeast Asian writing system that developed from South Indian Brahmi scripts. These were used in Asoka Inscriptions and Pallava Grantha, a type of
Philippine_scripts
Abugida
script began to be used to record information kept secret from other non-Sindhi groups.[citation needed] The Khudabadi script has roots in the Brahmi
Khudabadi_script
1st century BC Indian Satavahana King
Sanchi donations (50 BCE- 0 CE) Satakarni II (Brahmi script: 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀓𑀡𑀺, Sātakaṇi) was the fourth of the Satavahana kings, who ruled the Deccan region
Satakarni_II
Historical Indonesian writing system
the Brahmi script rather than the Arabic script which became commonplace in South Sulawesi later on. This script has its roots in the Brahmi script from
Makasar_script
Extinct Eastern Iranic language spoken from 100 BC to 1,100 AD
recent research. Documents on wood and paper were written in modified Brahmi script with the addition of extra characters over time and unusual conjuncts
Saka_language
Dynasty of Parthian kings (circa 125 CE to circa 300 CE)
The Pāratarājas (Brahmi: Pāratarāja, Kharosthi: 𐨤𐨪𐨟𐨪𐨗 Pa-ra-ta-ra-ja, Parataraja, "Kings of Pārata") or Pāradarājas were a dynasty that ruled parts
Paratarajas
Southeast Asian writing system
Burmese script. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Burmese script. The Burmese-Mon script (Burmese:
Mon–Burmese_script
Ancient Indian ruler
פרידארש pryd’rš). In the 19th century, James Prinsep, who deciphered the Brahmi script had originally identified Priyadasi with the King of Ceylon Devanampiya
Priyadasi
List of Tamil archaeological artefacts and epigraphs
writing in southeast Asia. Tamil-Brahmi script dating to 50 CE found at Oman country. Experts explains that the script "nantai kiran" has two components:
Tamil_inscriptions
Indian dynasty (2nd century BCE – 3rd century CE)
Prakrit vernacular. According to one theory, the word "Satavahana" (Brahmi script: 𑀲𑀸𑀤𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀦 Sādavāhana or 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀦 Sātavāhana, IAST: Sātavāhana)
Satavahana_dynasty
Ancient school of art, especially Sculpture, in India
in Mathura, and employ the Brahmi script, which was in use in the region, rather than the northwestern Kharoshthi script. The Indo-Greeks may have played
Art_of_Mathura
Buddhist complex in Madhya Pradesh, India
with the same two Brahmi characters. Princep took them as "danam" (donation), which permitted the decipherment of the Brahmi script. An analysis of the
Sanchi_Stupa
Historical script of the Newar language
both Brahmi and Bhujimol: The upper face is inscribed with Cha Ru Wa Ti in Brahmi, and with Cha Ru Wa Ti Dhande / He Tu Pra Bha in Bhujimol script. There
Bhujimol_script
Ancient caves with color painted frescoes and Brahmi inscriptions in Chhattisgarh, India
1st-century BCE, they are notable for their non-religious inscriptions in Brahmi script and Magadhi language, and one of the oldest colored frescoes in Asia
Jogimara_and_Sitabenga_Caves
Indian empire (185–73 BCE)
of royal sponsorship of learning and art. The script used by the empire was a variant of Brahmi script and was used to write Sanskrit. The Shungas were
Shunga_Empire
Set of letters used to write a given language
developments of the Aramaic alphabet. Most alphabetic scripts of India and Eastern Asia descend from the Brahmi script, believed to be a descendant of Aramaic. European
Alphabet
200 BC–10 AD Greek kingdom in South Asia
seems to have included Gandhara. These first bilingual coins used the Brahmi script, whereas later kings would generally use Kharoshthi. They also went
Indo-Greek_Kingdom
Archaeological site in Nepal
the past, was born. The Ashoka inscription engraved on the pillar in Brahmi script and Pali language attests the fact that Emperor Asoka enlarged the Kanakamuni
Nigali_Sagar
Script used to write the Punjabi language
characters. The Gurmukhī script is generally believed to have roots in the Proto-Sinaitic alphabet by way of the Brahmi script, which developed further
Gurmukhi
Edicts of the Indian emperor Ashoka
Delhi-Topra pillar. Only one language was used on the pillars: Prakrit in the Brahmi script. A few derived inscriptions were made on rock in Aramaic, in areas of
Major_Pillar_Edicts
Tibetan writing system
Meithei Mayek is part of the Tibetan group of scripts, which originated from the Gupta Brahmi script Singh, Harimohon Thounaojam (January 2011), The
Tibetan_script
literature. This writing system bears some resemblance to both Brahmi script and Kharosthi script as well as a few Chinese characters. Nasim Khan, M. (2016)
Pushkarasari_script
Ancient rock inscriptions in India attributed to Mauryan emperor Ashoka
first edicts in the Indian language of Emperor Ashoka, written in the Brahmi script in the 11th year of his reign. They follow chronologically the Kandahar
Minor_Rock_Edicts
South Indian script
South Indian Brahmic script, found particularly in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Originating from the Pallava script, the Grantha script is related to Tamil and
Grantha_script
Language family
is first attested in the 2nd century BCE, as inscriptions in Tamil-Brahmi script on cave walls in the Madurai and Tirunelveli districts of Tamil Nadu
Dravidian_languages
Satavahana King
Coinage of Vashishthiputra Sri Pulumavi, with Prakrit legend in the Brahmi script (starting at 12 o'clock): 𑀭𑀜𑁄 𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀺𑀣𑀺𑀧𑀼𑀢𑀲 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀺 𑀧𑀼𑀎𑀼𑀫𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀲
Vasishthiputra_Pulumavi
BRAHMI SCRIPT
BRAHMI SCRIPT
Boy/Male
Indian
Creater of World
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Holy; The Sakti of Brahma
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Sanskrit, Telugu
Creator of the Universe; Growth; Evolution
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
The Fater of Ibrahim
Boy/Male
Celebrity, Hindu, Indian
Creator of the Universe; Growth; Evolution; Similar to Brahma
Boy/Male
Hindu
Goddess Saraswati
Girl/Female
Indian
Sacred, Holy, A kind of plant
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Saraswati
Female
Hindi/Indian
(रशà¥à¤®à¥€) Hindi name RASHMI means "ray of sunlight."
Boy/Male
Hindi Indian
Born to the highest caste.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bream 1.French : from Old Occitan brame ‘cry’, ‘howl’, presumably applied as a nickname.
Girl/Female
Indian
Sacred, Holy, A kind of plant
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Brahma; Creator of the Universe; Supreme Being
Male
Hindi/Indian
(बà¥à¤°à¤¹à¥à¤®à¤¾) Hindi name derived from the Sanskrit root bÅ—h, BRAHMA means "to enlarge, to swell," hence "the creator." Not to be confused with the Buddhist Brahma whose name was borrowed from Hinduism but whose god has nothing in common with the Hindu god. In Hinduism, Brahma is a member of a Trinity called Trimurti, the other two members being Vishnu "the preserver" and Shiva "the destroyer." Brahma is also called Nabhija "navel-born" and Kanja "water-born."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Goddess Durga
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Brandy, BRANDI means simply "brandy."
Boy/Male
Hindu
An Avatar of Durga (Son of Goddess Brahmani)
Male
Iranian/Persian
(ابراهیم) Persian form of Arabic Ibrahim, EBRAHIM means "father of a multitude."Â
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Wife of Lord Brahma; Saraswathi
Boy/Male
Hindu
Creator of the universe
BRAHMI SCRIPT
BRAHMI SCRIPT
Boy/Male
Swedish English
Fisherman.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
French Teutonic American English
Son of a German.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, French
Wonderful
Girl/Female
Arabic
Lighting Like Stars
Girl/Female
Indian
Dedicated to the gods
Girl/Female
Biblical
Rolling, wheel, heap.
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Ghee (Fuel for Yagna)
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil
Passionate; Bright; Life Giving; Red; First Light
Boy/Male
Indian
Autumn in Chinese
BRAHMI SCRIPT
BRAHMI SCRIPT
BRAHMI SCRIPT
BRAHMI SCRIPT
BRAHMI SCRIPT
n.
Any Brahman woman.
n.
A valuable variety of large, domestic fowl, peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and the legs well feathered. There are two breeds, the dark or penciled, and the light; -- called also Brahmapootra.
n.
Any body of worshipers; as, the Jewish church; the church of Brahm.
n.
The One First Cause; also, one of the triad of Hindoo gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer.
n.
A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindoos.
pl.
of Brahmin
n.
See Brahma.
n.
The religious system of Brahmo-somaj.
n.
The divine energy, personified as the wife of a deity (Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, etc.); the female principle.
n.
The sakti or wife of Brahma; the Hindoo goddess of learning, music, and poetry.
pl.
of Brahmin
n.
Sharp passion; vexation.
n.
See Brahman.
n.
Alt. of Brahmin
n.
A Brahmani.
n.
A society; a congregation; a worshiping assembly, or church, esp. of the Brahmo-somaj.
n.
A marine food fish of Bermuda (Brama Raji).
n.
The religion or system of doctrines of the Brahmans; the religion of Brahma.