Brahman

noun — 2 senses

Brahman

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (bráhman).

1

A breed of beef cattle from India with a hump on the shoulder.

  • The coins of this dynasty are all marked with the figures of the Brahman Bull and a horseman; and it is remarkable that this very Hindú device was retained by the Mohammedan sovereigns who reigned over the same countries.1846 June 20, “Asiatic Society.—June 6.—The Earl of Aukland in the chair.”, in The Athenæum, number 973, page 632:
2

Dated A Brahmin

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