the one first cause; also, one of the triad of hindoo gods. the triad consists of brahma, the creator, vishnu, the preserver, and siva, the destroyer.-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.