bhai
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English
Alternative forms
- (Benglish) vai
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *bʰréh₂tēr |
Transliteration of Hindustani بھائی (bhāī) / भाई (bhāī) and other South Asian languages, ultimately from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ). Doublet of brother, bru, frater, friar, pal, and vai.
Noun
bhai (plural bhais) (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Hinglish, Benglish)
Caribbean Hindustani
Etymology
Noun
bhai
Hlai
Etymology
From Proto-Hlai *ɓəj (“bamboo raft”), from Pre-Hlai *Cəʔbəj (Norquest, 2015). Compare Proto-Tai *beːᴬ (“raft”) (whence Thai แพ (pɛɛ)), Middle Chinese 排 (MC beaj).
Pronunciation
Noun
bhai
Southeastern Tepehuan
Etymology 1
Cognate with Northern Tepehuan báji, O'odham bahi, Mayo buasia, Hopi kwasi (“penis”).
Noun
bhai (plural bhaabhai)
Etymology 2
Cognate with O'odham s-bahi, Mayo buassi.
Adjective
bhai
Related terms
- bhaayaꞌ
References
- Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48), electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 32
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