English Explanatory Dictionary

bhaiya

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. elder brother
  2. friend, dude, man
  3. a Hindu person or Hindi speaker from the Gangetic plains, usually Uttar Pradesh or Bihar

Word forms

bhaiya bhaiyas

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi भैया (bhaiyā). Sense 3 originates from the common usage of this word among Hindi speakers who migrate into parts of India where Hindi is not commonly spoken.

Related words

ghodu
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