भाऊ
Marathi
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Marathi भाऊ (bhāū), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ) from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Cognate with Punjabi ਭਰਾ (bharā) / بھرا (bharā), Sindhi भाऊ / ڀاءُ (bhāū), Gujarati ભાઈ (bhāī), Hindi भाई (bhāī), Bengali ভাই (bhai)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editभाऊ • (bhāū) m
Derived terms
edit- लहान भाऊ (lahān bhāū, “younger brother”)
See also
editReferences
edit- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “भाऊ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “भाऊ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Old Marathi
editEtymology
editFrom Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ) from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).
Noun
editभाऊ (bhāū) m
- Devanagari form of 𑘥𑘰𑘅 (bhāū)
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