Brahmapootra

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• Brahmapootra — Brahma Brah ma, n. [See {Brahman}.] 1. (Hindu Myth.) The One First Cause; also, one of the triad of Hindu gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator, {Vishnu}, the Preserver, and {Siva}, the Destroyer. [1913 Webster] Note: According to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• brahmapootra — ˌbräməˈpü.trə, rȧm also pyü noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Brahmaputra or Brahmapootra river, India : brahma …   Useful english dictionary

• Brahmapootra — n. river in southern Asia …   English contemporary dictionary

• brahmapootra — brah·ma·poo·tra …   English syllables

• Brahma — Brah ma, n. [See {Brahman}.] 1. (Hindu Myth.) The One First Cause; also, one of the triad of Hindu gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator, {Vishnu}, the Preserver, and {Siva}, the Destroyer. [1913 Webster] Note: According to the Hindu… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ASSAM` —    (5,500), a province E. of Bengal, ceded to Britain after the Burmese war in 1826; being an alluvial plain, with ranges of hills along the Brahmapootra, 450 m. long and 50 broad; the low lands extremely fertile and productive, and the hills… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Brahma — n. 1 the Hindu Creator. 2 the supreme divine reality in Hindu belief. Etymology: Skr., = creator * * * Brahma shortened f. Brahmapootra …   Useful english dictionary