ભાઈ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati भाई (bhāī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʱɑi/

Noun

ભાઈ • (bhāī) m

  1. brother
    Coordinate term: બહેન (bahen)
  2. male cousin
  3. (informal) dude, friend, bro

Declension
Declension of ભાઈ
singular plural
nominative ભાઈ (bhāī) ભાઈઓ (bhāīo)
oblique/vocative ભાઈ (bhāī) ભાઈઓ (bhāīo)
instrumental ભાઈએ (bhāīe) ભાઈઓએ (bhāīoe)
locative ભાઈએ (bhāīe) ભાઈઓએ (bhāīoe)
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