bhai
bhai noun: friend, dude, man.
Noun
bhai (plural bhais)
bhai meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada
bhai in Telugu
- భాయ్, భాయి
bhai in Malayalam
- ഭായ്, ഭായി
bhai in Kannada
- ಭಾಯ್, ಭಾಯಿ
Forms of bhai
| plural | bhais |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bhau |
| alternative form | vai |
Origin of bhai
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.
Phrases with bhai
Questions about bhai
- What does bhai mean?
- Bhai means friend, dude, man.
- What is bhai in Tamil?
- Bhai in Tamil is பா. See Bhai meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bhai?
- Bhai is a noun.
- What is the plural of bhai?
- The plural of bhai is bhais.
Words near bhai in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bhai (page history and authors); bhai (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); bhai (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bhai (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); bhai (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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