"bhaiya" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bhaiyas [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|भैया}} Hindi भैया (bhaiyā) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bhaiya (plural bhaiyas), {{tlb|en|India|Hinglish}} (India, Hinglish)
  1. elder brother Tags: Hinglish, India
    Sense id: en-bhaiya-en-noun-lZ8Tks1L
  2. (especially North India) friend, dude, man Tags: Hinglish, India, North, especially
    Sense id: en-bhaiya-en-noun-k0CFKmtH Categories (other): North Indian English
  3. (India, slang, ethnic slur, offensive) a Hindu person or Hindi speaker from the Gangetic plains, usually Uttar Pradesh or Bihar Tags: Hinglish, India, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
    Sense id: en-bhaiya-en-noun-MWAenSzl Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Indian English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Male family members Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 2 80 Disambiguation of Indian English: 10 3 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 3 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 3 90 Disambiguation of Male family members: 11 3 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ghodu (alt: ethnic slur towards people from Haryana or Punjab)
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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