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दाइ

Nepali

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Etymology

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Compare Nepali दाज्यू (dājyū)[1].

Pronunciation

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Noun

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दाइ • (dāi) m

  1. elder brother
    Synonym: दाजु (dāju)
  2. used to address any male person older than oneself

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “दाइ”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner

Further reading

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  • “दाइ”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “दाइ”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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