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Braman

Braman is the obsolete form of Brahman.

Meaning of Brahman

Noun

Brahman (plural Brahmans)

  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

See all 3 meanings of brahman

Proper noun

Braman (plural Bramans)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Braman

Noun
pluralBramans
Proper noun
pluralBramans

Questions about Braman

What does Braman mean?
Braman means a surname.
What is Braman the obsolete form of?
Braman is the obsolete form of Brahman.
What part of speech is Braman?
Braman is a proper noun.

Words near Braman in the dictionary

  1. Bramah press
  2. Bramah presses
  3. Bramahs
  4. Bramall
  5. Bramalls
  6. Braman
  7. Bramans
  8. Bramantean
  9. Bramantesque
  10. Bramber
  11. bramberries

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Braman (page history and authors); Brahman (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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