Creator; source, or more literally
to enlarge, swell, from the Sanskrit root bŗh. Not to be confused with the Buddhist Brahma whose name was borrowed from Hinduism but whose god has nothing in common with the Hindu god. In Hinduism, Brahma is a member of the Hindu
Trinity called Trimurti, the other two members being
Vishnu the preserver and
Shiva the destroyer Brahma is also called Nabhija
born from the navel and Kanja
born in water