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bhaiya

bhaiya noun: elder brother.

Noun

bhaiya (plural bhaiyas)

  1. (Hinglish, India) elder brother
  2. (Hinglish, India, North, especially) friend, dude, man
  3. (Hinglish, India, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur) a Hindu person or Hindi speaker from the Gangetic plains, usually Uttar Pradesh or Bihar

Forms of bhaiya

pluralbhaiyas

Origin of bhaiya

Borrowed from Hindi भैया (bhaiyā). Sense 3 originates from the common usage of this word among Hindi speakers who migrate into parts of India where Hindi is not commonly spoken.

Questions about bhaiya

What does bhaiya mean?
Bhaiya means elder brother.
What part of speech is bhaiya?
Bhaiya is a noun.
What is the plural of bhaiya?
The plural of bhaiya is bhaiyas.

Words near bhaiya in the dictionary

  1. bhaigan
  2. bhaigans
  3. Bhaiksuki
  4. Bhairava
  5. bhais
  6. bhaiya
  7. bhaiyachara
  8. bhaiyachari
  9. bhaiyas
  10. bhaiyya
  11. bhaiyyas

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