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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

bhai en · NOUN

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. friend, dude, man
  2. brother

Forms

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bhau alternative lexicographic
vai alternative lexicographic
bhais Number=Plur lexicographic