Assamese

Noun

ভাই ‎(bhai)

1. brother

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ভাইয়া ‎(bhaiẏa)

Etymology

From Prakrit, from an Old-Indo-Aryan language, akin to Sanskrit भ्रातृ ‎(bhrātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰrā́tr̥, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰrā́tar-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr ‎(“brother”). Compare Hindustani भाई ‎(bhāī) / بھائی, Marathi भाऊ ‎(bhāū), Gujarati ભાઈ ‎(bhāī), Panjabi ਭਾਈ ‎(bhāī) / ਬਈ ‎(bī) / ਭਾਊ ‎(bhāū).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʱaj/, /vaj/

Noun

ভাই • ‎(bhai)

1. brother