cousin brother en · NOUN
Etymology
A semantic loan from respective Indo-Aryan languages' terms for cousin brothers. Compare Punjabi ਚਾਚੇਰਾ ਭਰਾ / چاچیرا بھرا (cācerā bhrā) and Hindi चाचेरा भाई / Urdu چاچیرا بھائی (cācerā bhāī).
Meanings
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(South-Asia) A male first cousin.
I got one cousin-brother. He dam rich. I speak him for the ten thousand rupees.
1853, J. H. Stocqueler, The Old Field Officer or The Military and Sporting Adventures of Major Worthington, volume 2, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, page 3:In Punjabi joint families, first cousins are considered siblings (cousin-sisters and cousin-brothers).
2006, Nicola Mooney, “Aspiration, reunification and gender transformation in Jat Sikh marriages from India to Canada”, in Global Networks, volume 6, number 4, page 392:"I was just recovering from the death of my close cousin brother," says Patil.
2007, Deepa Venkataraman, "Brave Hearts," expressindia.com, Mumbai, 2 July
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cousin-brother | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cousin brothers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |