𑀪𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भृति (bhṛti). Cognate with Pali bhati.

Noun

𑀪𑀇 (bhaï) f (Devanagari भइ, Kannada ಭಇ) (Ardhamagadhi, Maharastri)

1. pay, wages, maintenance
2. food given as a wage

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀪𑀇 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀪𑀈 (bhaī)	𑀪𑀈𑀑 (bhaīo) or 𑀪𑀈 (bhaī)
Accusative	𑀪𑀇𑀁 (bhaïṃ)	𑀪𑀈𑀑 (bhaīo) or 𑀪𑀈 (bhaī)
Instrumental	𑀪𑀈𑀏 (bhaīe)	𑀪𑀈𑀳𑀺 (bhaīhi) or 𑀪𑀈𑀳𑀺𑀁 (bhaīhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀪𑀈𑀑 (bhaīo)	𑀪𑀈𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (bhaīhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀪𑀈𑀏 (bhaīe)	𑀪𑀈𑀡 (bhaīṇa) or 𑀪𑀈𑀡𑀁 (bhaīṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀪𑀈𑀏 (bhaīe)	𑀪𑀈𑀲𑀼 (bhaīsu) or 𑀪𑀈𑀲𑀼𑀁 (bhaīsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀪𑀇 (bhaï) or 𑀪𑀈 (bhaī)	𑀪𑀈𑀑 (bhaīo) or 𑀪𑀈 (bhaī)

Alternative forms

• 𑀪𑀺𑀇 (bhii), 𑀪𑀼𑀇 (bhui)

Further reading

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “भइ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 640.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaï”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 547