bhai

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

PIE word
*bʰréh₂tēr

Transliteration of Hindustani بھائی (bhāī) / भाई (bhāī) and other South Asian languages, ultimately from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ). Doublet of brother, pal, frater, and friar.

Noun[edit]

bhai (plural bhais) (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Hinglish, Benglish)

  1. friend, dude, man
  2. brother

Caribbean Hindustani[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hindi भाई (bhāī).

Noun[edit]

bhai

  1. brother

Hlai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

bhai

  1. bamboo raft

Southeastern Tepehuan[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Cognate with Northern Tepehuan báji, O'odham bahi, Mayo buasia, Hopi kwasi (“penis”).

Noun[edit]

bhai (plural bhaabhai)

  1. tail

Etymology 2[edit]

Cognate with O'odham s-bahi, Mayo buassi.

Adjective[edit]

bhai

  1. cooked
  2. ripe
Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48)‎[1], electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 32
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