"ভাই" meaning in Bengali

See ভাই in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bʱai̯/ (note: Rarh), [ˈbʱai̯] (note: Rarh), [ˈvai̯] (note: Rarh), /bʱai̯/ (note: Dhaka), [ˈbʱai̯] (note: Dhaka), [ˈvai̯] (note: Dhaka)
Etymology: Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Doublet of ভ্রাতা (bhrata) and বেরাদর (berador). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|bn|pra-mag|𑀪𑀸𑀇|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Magadhi Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), {{inh+|bn|pra-mag|𑀪𑀸𑀇}} Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), {{inh|bn|sa|भ्रातृ}} Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ), {{inh|bn|inc-pro|*bʰráHtā}} Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, {{inh|bn|iir-pro|*bʰráHtā}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, {{inh|bn|ine-pro|*bʰréh₂tēr||brother}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”), {{dbt|bn|ভ্রাতা|বেরাদর}} Doublet of ভ্রাতা (bhrata) and বেরাদর (berador) Head templates: {{head|bn|noun|||||||||||||||||autotrinfl=1|head=|sort=|tr=|tr2=}} ভাই • (bhai), {{bn-noun}} ভাই • (bhai) Inflection templates: {{bn-decl-noun-c|gen=ভাইয়ের|gen-p=ভাইয়েদের|gen-p-tr=bhaiyeder|gen-s=ভাইটার, ভাইটির|gen-s-tr=bhaiṭar (colloquial), bhaiṭir (formal)|gen-tr=bhaiyer|nom=ভাই|nom-p=ভাইয়েরা|nom-p-tr=bhaiyera|nom-s=ভাইটা, ভাইটি|nom-s-tr=bhaiṭa (colloquial), bhaiṭi (formal)|nom-tr=bhai|obj=ভাইকে|obj-p=ভাইয়েদের(কে)|obj-p-tr=bhaiyeder(ke)|obj-s=ভাইটাকে, ভাইটিকে|obj-s-tr=bhaiṭake (colloquial), bhaiṭike (formal)|obj-tr=bhaike}} Forms: bhai [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], ভাই [indefinite, nominative], ভাইকে [indefinite, objective], ভাইয়ের [genitive, indefinite], ভাইটা [definite, nominative, singular], ভাইটি (bhaiṭa (colloquial), bhaiṭi (formal)) [definite, nominative, singular], ভাইয়েরা [definite, nominative, plural], ভাইটাকে [definite, objective, singular], ভাইটিকে (bhaiṭake (colloquial), bhaiṭike (formal)) [definite, objective, singular], ভাইয়েদের(কে) [definite, objective, plural], ভাইয়েদের(কে) [definite, objective, plural], ভাইটার [definite, genitive, singular], ভাইটির (bhaiṭar (colloquial), bhaiṭir (formal)) [definite, genitive, singular], ভাইয়েদের [definite, genitive, plural], Objective Note: In some dialects [definite, genitive], -রে marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). [definite, genitive], ভাইয়া [alternative]
  1. brother Synonyms: বেরাদর
    Sense id: en-ভাই-bn-noun-C0vXfOxw
  2. any elder or unrelated male
    Sense id: en-ভাই-bn-noun-EZSAL3hi Categories (other): Bengali entries with incorrect language header, Bengali terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Bengali terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Family members Disambiguation of Bengali entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Bengali terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Bengali terms with redundant transliterations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Family members: 9 91
     
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      "form": "-রে  marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).",
      "roman": "-re",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ভাইয়া",
      "roman": "bhaiẏa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bn",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "autotrinfl": "1",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "tr2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ভাই • (bhai)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ভাই • (bhai)",
      "name": "bn-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "gen": "ভাইয়ের",
        "gen-p": "ভাইয়েদের",
        "gen-p-tr": "bhaiyeder",
        "gen-s": "ভাইটার, ভাইটির",
        "gen-s-tr": "bhaiṭar (colloquial), bhaiṭir (formal)",
        "gen-tr": "bhaiyer",
        "nom": "ভাই",
        "nom-p": "ভাইয়েরা",
        "nom-p-tr": "bhaiyera",
        "nom-s": "ভাইটা, ভাইটি",
        "nom-s-tr": "bhaiṭa (colloquial), bhaiṭi (formal)",
        "nom-tr": "bhai",
        "obj": "ভাইকে",
        "obj-p": "ভাইয়েদের(কে)",
        "obj-p-tr": "bhaiyeder(ke)",
        "obj-s": "ভাইটাকে, ভাইটিকে",
        "obj-s-tr": "bhaiṭake (colloquial), bhaiṭike (formal)",
        "obj-tr": "bhaike"
      },
      "name": "bn-decl-noun-c"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Bengali",
  "lang_code": "bn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "brother"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "brother",
          "brother"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "বেরাদর"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "any elder or unrelated male"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elder",
          "elder"
        ],
        [
          "unrelated",
          "unrelated"
        ],
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bʱai̯/",
      "note": "Rarh"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbʱai̯]",
      "note": "Rarh"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvai̯]",
      "note": "Rarh"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bʱai̯/",
      "note": "Dhaka"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbʱai̯]",
      "note": "Dhaka"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvai̯]",
      "note": "Dhaka"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "bn:ভাই"
  ],
  "word": "ভাই"
}

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