Brahman
noun
Brah·man ˈbrä-mən 
sense 2 is ˈbrā-,
ˈbrä-,
ˈbra-
variants or Brahmin
1
a
: a Hindu of the highest caste traditionally assigned to the priesthood
b
: brahma entry 1 sense 2
2
: any of an Indian breed of humped cattle : zebu
especially : a large vigorous heat- and tick-resistant usually silvery-gray animal developed in the southern U.S. from the zebu and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
3
usually Brahmin : a person of high social standing and cultivated intellect and taste
Boston Brahmins
Brahmanic
brä-ˈma-nik
adjective or Brahmanical
brä-ˈma-ni-kəl
Word History
Etymology
Middle English Bragman inhabitant of India, from Latin Bracmanus, from Greek Brachman, from Sanskrit brāhmaṇa of the Brahman caste, from brahman Brahman
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
- strong sand
- strong side
- strong stomach
- strong suit
- strong suits
- strong water
- strong, silent types
- strong-arm
- strong-armed
- strong-arming
- strong-arms
- strong-minded
- strong-mindedly
- strong-mindedness
- strong-weak
- strong-willed
- strong-wool
- strong-woolled
- strongarmed
- strongarming
- strongarms
- strongback
- strongbark
- strongbox
- strongboxes