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brahmunā

brahma

masc instr sg of brahma (noun); masc abl sg of brahma (noun)

1. brahma (masc): God; creator god
2. brahma (masc): Brahman; holy man
3. brahmunā (masc): by God; with creator god
4. brahma (masc): epithet of the Buddha; lit. god

Etymology. √brah + ma; from √brah 'increase'; Sanskrit brahma [bṛh]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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