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Etymology

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Inherited 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

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Noun

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भाऊ (bhāūm

  1. brother
    Synonyms: बंधू (bandhū), सहोदर (sahodar) (literary)

Derived terms

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  • लहान भाऊ (lahān bhāū, younger brother)

See also

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References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ) from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (brother).

Noun

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भाऊ (bhāūm

  1. Devanagari form of 𑘥𑘰𑘅 (bhāū)