bhai

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. friend, dude, man
  2. brother

Word forms

bhai bhais bhau 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.

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