พรหม

Thai
A Thai statue of the Hindu god Brahma, circa 1900
A statue of the god at Erawan Shrine, Bangkok

Etymology

From Sanskrit ब्रह्म (brahma, “Brahma”).

Pronunciation
Orthographicพรหม
b r h m
Phonemicพฺรม
b ̥ r m
RomanizationPaiboonprom
Royal Institutephrom
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰrom˧/
Homophonesพรม

Proper noun

พรหม • (prom)

  1. (Hinduism) (พระ~) Brahma, one of the supreme gods, the creator of the universe, having four heads and four arms, often sitting on a lotus and riding on a swan.

Noun

พรหม • (prom)

  1. (Buddhism) Brahma, a kind of divine beings that dwell in the realm called พรหมโลก, divided into two sub-realms:
    1. รูปพรหม, for Brahmas that have form;
    2. อรูปพรหม, for formless Brahmas.
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