भाई

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇𑀅 (bhāia) (see also 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), 𑀪𑀸𑀉 (bhāu), 𑀪𑀸𑀆 (bhāā)), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (brother). Cognate with Punjabi ਭਰਾ (bharā) / بھرا (bharā), Sindhi भाऊ / ڀاءُ (bhāū), Gujarati ભાઈ (bhāī), Marathi भाऊ (bhāū), Bengali ভাই (bhai), Persian برادر (barâdar), Ancient Greek φράτηρ (phrátēr), Latin frāter, Old Norse bróðir and Old English brōþor (English brother).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʱɑː.iː/,

Noun

भाई (bhāīm (feminine बहन, Urdu spelling بھائی)

  1. brother
    Synonyms: (formal) भ्रातृ (bhrātŕ), (formal) भ्राता (bhrātā), भाऊ (bhāū), भैया (bhaiyā), बिरादर (birādar)
    मेरा छोटा भाई बहुत मासूम है।
    merā choṭā bhāī bahut māsūm hai.
    My younger brother is very naïve.
  2. (informal, vocative) used to refer to any male person
    भाई-साहबbhāī-sāhabsir, mister
  3. (informal, vocative) dude, friend, bro
    Synonym: यार (yār)

Declension

References

Marwari

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati भाई (bhāī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (brother).

Noun

भाई (bhāīm

  1. brother

Further reading

  • भाई”, in Marwari Dictionary, SIL International, 2015
  • भाई”, in राजस्थानी सबदकोस, charans.org, 2024
  • Lalas, Sitaram (2013) “भाई”, in राजस्थानी सबद कोस: राजस्थानी-हिन्दी वृहद् कोश (in Hindi), 2nd edition, Jodhpur: चौपासनी शिक्षा समिती.

Old Gujarati

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), 𑀪𑀸𑀉 (bhāu), 𑀪𑀸𑀆 (bhāā),, from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (brother).

Noun

भाई (bhāīm

  1. brother

Descendants

  • Gujarati: ભાઈ (bhāī)