Main Entry:

Brah·man

Variant(s):

or Brah·min \ˈbrä-mən; 2 is ˈbrā-, ˈbrä-, ˈbra-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English Bragman inhabitant of India, from Latin Bracmanus, from Greek Brachman, from Sanskrit brāhmaṇa of the Brahman caste, from brahman Brahman

Date:

15th century

1 a: a Hindu of the highest caste traditionally assigned to the priesthood b: ¹brahma 22: 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 United States from the zebu and now used chiefly for crossbreeding3usually Brahmin : a person of high social standing and cultivated intellect and taste <Boston Brahmans>

— Brah·man·ic \brä-ˈma-nik\ or Brah·man·i·cal \-ni-kəl\ adjective