bhai

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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

  1. friend, dude, man
  2. brother

Caribbean Hindustani

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Etymology

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From Hindi भाई (bhāī).

Noun

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bhai

  1. brother

Hlai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hlai *ɓəj (bamboo raft), from Pre-Hlai *Cəʔbəj (Norquest, 2015). Compare Proto-Tai *beːᴬ (raft) (whence Thai แพ (pɛɛ)), Middle Chinese (MC beaj).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bhai

  1. bamboo raft

Southeastern Tepehuan

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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bhai (plural bhaabhai)

  1. tail

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

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bhai

  1. cooked
  2. ripe
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References

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  • 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