bhai
English
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edit- (Benglish) vai
Etymology
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*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
editbhai (plural bhais) (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Hinglish, Benglish)
Caribbean Hindustani
editEtymology
editNoun
editbhai
Hlai
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editbhai
Southeastern Tepehuan
editEtymology 1
editCognate with Northern Tepehuan báji, O'odham bahi, Mayo buasia, Hopi kwasi (“penis”).
Noun
editbhai (plural bhaabhai)
Etymology 2
editCognate with O'odham s-bahi, Mayo buassi.
Adjective
editbhai
Related terms
editReferences
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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