Brahma
    n 1: the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later
         Hindu pantheon
    2: any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large
       American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved
       in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now
       used chiefly for crossbreeding [syn: Brahman, Brahma,
       Brahmin, Bos indicus]

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 religious books, Brahma (with
         the final a short), or Brahm, is the Divine Essence,
         the One First Cause, the All in All, while the personal
         gods, Brahm['a] (with the final a long), Vishnu, and
         Siva, are emanations or manifestations of Brahma the
         Divine Essence.
         [1913 Webster]

   2. (Zool.) A valuable variety of large, domestic fowl,
      peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three
      parts, and the legs well feathered. There are two breeds,
      the dark or penciled, and the light; -- called also
      Brahmapootra.
      [1913 Webster] Brahman

BRAHMA, n.  He who created the Hindoos, who are preserved by Vishnu
and destroyed by Siva -- a rather neater division of labor than is
found among the deities of some other nations.  The Abracadabranese,
for example, are created by Sin, maintained by Theft and destroyed by
Folly.  The priests of Brahma, like those of Abracadabranese, are holy
and learned men who are never naughty.

    O Brahma, thou rare old Divinity,
    First Person of the Hindoo Trinity,
    You sit there so calm and securely,
    With feet folded up so demurely --
    You're the First Person Singular, surely.
                                                        Polydore Smith