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 ભાઈ (bhāī) ભાઈઓ (bhāīo)
vocative ભાઈ (bhāī) ભાઈઓ (bhāīo)
instrumental ભાઈએ (bhāīe) ભાઈઓએ (bhāīoe)
locative ભાઈએ (bhāīe) ભાઈઓએ (bhāīoe)
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