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Bhai

British  
/ baɪ /

noun

  1. a title or form of address prefixed to the names of distinguished Sikhs

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Bhai

from Hindi bhāī , from Sanskrit bhrātr brother


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The emergency services were called to the Kacchi Bhai restaurant, which according to the Daily Bangladesh newspaper, is in a building that has seven floors.

From BBC ● Feb. 29, 2024

Morbi resident Ashok Bhai Jindani, 55, lit incense before idols of gods in his footwear shop in the town centre which is packed with small businesses.

From Reuters ● Nov. 2, 2022

“Yash loved the dog and even slept with it in his bed,” Raydhan Bhai said.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022

In Undava, a village pauperized by a dam and canal project, Roy meets Bhaiji Bhai, from whom the government had snatched seventeen of his nineteen acres.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 12, 2019

“So, Bhai Jaan, tell us. How are things in Pakistan?”

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

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