ਭਾਈ

Punjabi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɑː˩˨.iː/

Noun

ਭਾਈ • (bhāē) m (Shahmukhi spelling بھائی‎)

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