bhai

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bhai

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PIE word

*bʰréh₂tēr

Transliteration of Hindustani بھائی (bhāī) / भाई (bhāī) and other South Asian languages, ultimately from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ). Doublet of brother, bru, frater, friar, pal, and vai.

noun bhais · bhau · vai

friend, dude, man
brother

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: brother, bhaiya, brotherji, saala, batchmate, amigo, jiju, bhaichara, bhaiyya, my man, co-brother, mate, sisterji, bruh, member, guy friend

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@misc{bhai_2026,
  title = {bhai},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bhai},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}