ਭਾਈ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /päː˩.iː˧/, [päː˩.(j)iː˨], (colloquial, Canada) [pɐ(j)i̞̯]

Noun

ਭਾਈ • (bhāī) m (Shahmukhi spelling بھائی)

  1. brother
  2. (informal) mister, sir; used to refer to any male person

References

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਭਾਈ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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