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Noun [Hindi]

IPA: [ˈbʱa(ː)i(ː)]
Etymology: Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), 𑀪𑀸𑀉 (bhāu), 𑀪𑀸𑀆 (bhāā), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Cognate with Punjabi ਭਰਾ (bharā) / بھرا (bharā), Sindhi भाऊ / ڀاءُ (bhāū), Gujarati ભાઈ (bhāī), Marathi भाऊ (bhāū), Bengali ভাই (bhai). Persian برادر (barâdar), Ancient Greek φράτηρ (phrátēr), Latin frāter, Old Norse bróðir and Old English brōþor (English brother). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|hi|pra-sau|𑀪𑀸𑀇|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), {{inh+|hi|pra-sau|𑀪𑀸𑀇}} Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), {{m|pra-sau|𑀪𑀸𑀉}} 𑀪𑀸𑀉 (bhāu), {{m|pra-sau|𑀪𑀸𑀆}} 𑀪𑀸𑀆 (bhāā), {{inh|hi|sa|भ्रातृ|tr=bhrā́tṛ}} Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), {{inh|hi|inc-pro|*bʰráHtā}} Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, {{inh|hi|iir-pro|*bʰráHtā}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, {{inh|hi|ine-pro|*bʰréh₂tēr||brother}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”), {{cog|pa|ਭਰਾ}} Punjabi ਭਰਾ (bharā), {{m|pa|بھرا|tr=bharā}} بھرا (bharā), {{cog|sd|भाऊ}} Sindhi भाऊ, {{m|sd|ڀاءُ|tr=bhāū}} ڀاءُ (bhāū), {{cog|gu|ભાઈ}} Gujarati ભાઈ (bhāī), {{cog|mr|भाऊ}} Marathi भाऊ (bhāū), {{cog|bn|ভাই}} Bengali ভাই (bhai), {{cog|fa|برادر|tr=barâdar}} Persian برادر (barâdar), {{cog|grc|φράτηρ}} Ancient Greek φράτηρ (phrátēr), {{cog|la|frāter}} Latin frāter, {{cog|non|bróðir}} Old Norse bróðir, {{cog|ang|brōþor}} Old English brōþor, {{cog|en|brother}} English brother Head templates: {{hi-noun|f=बहन|g=m|ur=بھائی}} भाई • (bhāī) m (feminine बहन, Urdu spelling بھائی) Inflection templates: {{hi-ndecl|<M>}} Forms: bhāī [romanization], बहन [feminine], بھائی [Urdu], no-table-tags [table-tags], भाई [direct, singular], भाई [direct, plural], भाई [oblique, singular], भाइयों [oblique, plural], भाई [singular, vocative], भाइयो [plural, vocative]
  1. brother Synonyms: भ्रातृ [formal], भ्राता [formal], भाऊ, भैया, बिरादर
    Sense id: en-भाई-hi-noun-C0vXfOxw
  2. (informal, vocative) used to refer to any male person Tags: informal, vocative Categories (topical): Male family members
    Sense id: en-भाई-hi-noun-N~B-W1YU Disambiguation of Male family members: 18 57 25 Categories (other): Hindi entries with incorrect language header, Hindi nouns with other-gender equivalents Disambiguation of Hindi entries with incorrect language header: 3 86 11 Disambiguation of Hindi nouns with other-gender equivalents: 14 60 25
  3. (informal, vocative) dude, friend, bro Tags: informal, vocative Synonyms: यार
    Sense id: en-भाई-hi-noun-sOY-bcXR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: भैया (bhaiyā)

Noun [Old Gujarati]

Forms: bhāī [romanization]
Etymology: From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), 𑀪𑀸𑀉 (bhāu), 𑀪𑀸𑀆 (bhāā),, from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Etymology templates: {{inh|inc-ogu|pra-sau|𑀪𑀸𑀇}} Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), {{m|pra-sau|𑀪𑀸𑀉}} 𑀪𑀸𑀉 (bhāu), {{m|pra-sau|𑀪𑀸𑀆}} 𑀪𑀸𑀆 (bhāā), {{inh|inc-ogu|sa|भ्रातृ|tr=bhrā́tṛ}} Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), {{inh|inc-ogu|inc-pro|*bʰráHtā}} Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, {{inh|inc-ogu|iir-pro|*bʰráHtā}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, {{inh|inc-ogu|ine-pro|*bʰréh₂tēr||brother}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”) Head templates: {{head|inc-ogu|noun|g=m}} भाई • (bhāī) m
  1. brother

Inflected forms

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          "word": "यार"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbʱa(ː)i(ː)]"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "pra-sau",
        "3": "𑀪𑀸𑀇",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "pra-sau",
        "3": "𑀪𑀸𑀇"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi)",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pra-sau",
        "2": "𑀪𑀸𑀉"
      },
      "expansion": "𑀪𑀸𑀉 (bhāu)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pra-sau",
        "2": "𑀪𑀸𑀆"
      },
      "expansion": "𑀪𑀸𑀆 (bhāā)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "भ्रातृ",
        "tr": "bhrā́tṛ"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "3": "*bʰráHtā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*bʰráHtā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰréh₂tēr",
        "4": "",
        "5": "brother"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pa",
        "2": "ਭਰਾ"
      },
      "expansion": "Punjabi ਭਰਾ (bharā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pa",
        "2": "بھرا",
        "tr": "bharā"
      },
      "expansion": "بھرا (bharā)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sd",
        "2": "भाऊ"
      },
      "expansion": "Sindhi भाऊ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sd",
        "2": "ڀاءُ",
        "tr": "bhāū"
      },
      "expansion": "ڀاءُ (bhāū)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gu",
        "2": "ભાઈ"
      },
      "expansion": "Gujarati ભાઈ (bhāī)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mr",
        "2": "भाऊ"
      },
      "expansion": "Marathi भाऊ (bhāū)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bn",
        "2": "ভাই"
      },
      "expansion": "Bengali ভাই (bhai)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "برادر",
        "tr": "barâdar"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian برادر (barâdar)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "φράτηρ"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek φράτηρ (phrátēr)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "frāter"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin frāter",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "bróðir"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse bróðir",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "brōþor"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English brōþor",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "brother"
      },
      "expansion": "English brother",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), 𑀪𑀸𑀉 (bhāu), 𑀪𑀸𑀆 (bhāā), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Cognate with Punjabi ਭਰਾ (bharā) / بھرا (bharā), Sindhi भाऊ / ڀاءُ (bhāū), Gujarati ભાઈ (bhāī), Marathi भाऊ (bhāū), Bengali ভাই (bhai). Persian برادر (barâdar), Ancient Greek φράτηρ (phrátēr), Latin frāter, Old Norse bróðir and Old English brōþor (English brother).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bhāī",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "बहन",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "بھائی",
      "tags": [
        "Urdu"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hi-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ī-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भाई",
      "roman": "bhāī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "direct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भाई",
      "roman": "bhāī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "direct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भाई",
      "roman": "bhāī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भाइयों",
      "roman": "bhāiyõ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भाई",
      "roman": "bhāī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "भाइयो",
      "roman": "bhāiyo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "f": "बहन",
        "g": "m",
        "ur": "بھائی"
      },
      "expansion": "भाई • (bhāī) m (feminine बहन, Urdu spelling بھائی)",
      "name": "hi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<M>"
      },
      "name": "hi-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hindi",
  "lang_code": "hi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "bhaiyā",
      "word": "भैया"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hindi terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "मेरा छोटा भाई बहुत मासूम है।\nmerā choṭā bhāī bahut māsūm hai.\nMy younger brother is very naïve.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "brother"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "brother",
          "brother"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "formal"
          ],
          "word": "भ्रातृ"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "formal"
          ],
          "word": "भ्राता"
        },
        {
          "word": "भाऊ"
        },
        {
          "word": "भैया"
        },
        {
          "word": "बिरादर"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hindi informal terms",
        "Hindi terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "sir, mister",
          "roman": "bhāī-sāhab",
          "text": "भाई-साहब",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to refer to any male person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "male",
          "male#English"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, vocative) used to refer to any male person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hindi informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dude, friend, bro"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dude",
          "dude"
        ],
        [
          "friend",
          "friend"
        ],
        [
          "bro",
          "bro"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, vocative) dude, friend, bro"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "यार"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbʱa(ː)i(ː)]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "भाई"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gu",
            "2": "ભાઈ"
          },
          "expansion": "Gujarati: ભાઈ (bhāī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gujarati: ભાઈ (bhāī)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "inc-ogu",
        "2": "pra-sau",
        "3": "𑀪𑀸𑀇"
      },
      "expansion": "Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pra-sau",
        "2": "𑀪𑀸𑀉"
      },
      "expansion": "𑀪𑀸𑀉 (bhāu)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pra-sau",
        "2": "𑀪𑀸𑀆"
      },
      "expansion": "𑀪𑀸𑀆 (bhāā)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "inc-ogu",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "भ्रातृ",
        "tr": "bhrā́tṛ"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "inc-ogu",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "3": "*bʰráHtā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "inc-ogu",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*bʰráHtā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "inc-ogu",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰréh₂tēr",
        "4": "",
        "5": "brother"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), 𑀪𑀸𑀉 (bhāu), 𑀪𑀸𑀆 (bhāā),, from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bhāī",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "inc-ogu",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "भाई • (bhāī) m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Gujarati",
  "lang_code": "inc-ogu",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Gujarati entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Gujarati lemmas",
        "Old Gujarati masculine nouns",
        "Old Gujarati nouns",
        "Old Gujarati terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
        "Old Gujarati terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old Gujarati terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
        "Old Gujarati terms derived from Sanskrit",
        "Old Gujarati terms derived from Sauraseni Prakrit",
        "Old Gujarati terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
        "Old Gujarati terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old Gujarati terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
        "Old Gujarati terms inherited from Sanskrit",
        "Old Gujarati terms inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit",
        "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "brother"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "brother",
          "brother"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "भाई"
}

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