brah
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
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Noun
brah (plural brahs)
- Alternative spelling of bra (“brother, friend”).
- 2005, Kem Nunn, Tapping the Source:
- Hey, brah, do me a favor. Don't lay your guilt trip on me. Why didn't you tell her?
Anagrams
Alak
Noun
brah
- (Harak) sky
Alternative forms
- prah (Alak)
Further reading
- Theraphan L. Thongkum, The place of Lawi, Harak and Tariang within Bahnaric (1997), in The Mon-Khmer Studies Journal, volume 27
Eastern Cham
Etymology
From Proto-Chamic *braːs, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *beRas, from Proto-Austronesian *beRas. Compare Acehnese breuëh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brah/
Noun
brah (Akhar Thrah spelling ꨝꨴꩍ)
Hawaiian Creole
Etymology
Noun
brah
Manx
Etymology
From Middle Irish braithid (“spy, disclose; perceive”), cognate with Irish braith and Scottish Gaelic brath. Doublet of brie from *braith.
Pronunciation
Verb
brah (verbal noun brah, past participle brahit)
References
- ^ Christopher Lewin (2020) Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, , page 155
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borgъ. Compare Polish bróg.
Pronunciation
Noun
brah m inan
Declension
Declension of brah (hard o-stem)
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | brah | brahy | brazi, brahové |
genitive | braha, brahu | brahú | brahóv |
dative | brahu | brahoma | brahóm |
accusative | brah | brahy | brahy |
vocative | braže | brahy | brazi, brahové |
locative | brazě, brahu | brahú | braziech |
instrumental | brahem | brahoma | brahy |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “brah”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Old High German
Verb
brah
- first/third-person singular preterite indicative of brëhhan