Name
In Sanskrit grammar, the noun stem brahman forms two distinct nouns; one is a neuter noun bráhman, whose nominative singular form is brahma ब्रह्म; this noun has a generalized and abstract meaning.
Contrasted to the neuter noun is the masculine noun brahmán, whose nominative singular form is brahmā ब्रह्मा. This noun is used to refer to a person, and as the proper name of a deity Brahma it is the subject matter of the present art name include the following.
- Burmese: ဗြဟ္မာ,
- Chinese: 大梵天
(Tib: Tshangs Pa chen po; Jpn: 大梵天 Daibonten)
- Malay: Betara Berahma or Berma (from Bhattara Brahma)
- Telugu: Brahmā("బ్రహ్మ")
- Tamil: Piraman
- Thai: พระพรหม Phra Phrom or ธาดาพรหม Thada Phrom (from Dhātā Brahma)
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