भैया
See also: भय
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भैया
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Etymology
In origin, a diminutive of भाई (bhāī, “brother”), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱə̯i.jɑː/, [bʱɐ̯i.jäː]
Noun
भैया • (bhaiyā) m (female equivalent भाभी, Urdu spelling بھیا)
- older brother
- term of address for any male older than oneself
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | भैया bhaiyā |
भैया bhaiyā |
| oblique | भैया bhaiyā |
भैयाओं bhaiyāõ |
| vocative | भैया bhaiyā |
भैयाओ bhaiyāo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “भैया”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3697
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “भैया”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 560
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “भैया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 774
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “भैया”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 486.
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi भैया (bhaiyā, “older brother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʱəi.ja/
Noun
भैया • (bhaiyā) m
- (often derogatory) A Hindi speaker.
- (often derogatory) A North Indian.
Declension
| Declension of भैया (masc ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
भैया bhaiyā | ||
| direct plural |
भैये bhaiye | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
भैया bhaiyā |
भैये bhaiye | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
भैय्या bhaiyyā |
भैय्यां- bhaiyyān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
भैय्याला bhaiyyālā |
भैय्यांना bhaiyyānnā | |
| ergative | भैय्याने, भैय्यानं bhaiyyāne, bhaiyyāna |
भैय्यांनी bhaiyyānnī | |
| instrumental | भैय्याशी bhaiyyāśī |
भैय्यांशी bhaiyyānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
भैय्यात bhaiyyāt |
भैय्यांत bhaiyyāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
भैय्या bhaiyyā |
भैय्यांनो bhaiyyānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of भैया (masc ā-stem) | ||||||||
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| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
भैय्याचा bhaiyyāċā |
भैय्याचे bhaiyyāċe |
भैय्याची bhaiyyācī |
भैय्याच्या bhaiyyācā |
भैय्याचे, भैय्याचं bhaiyyāċe, bhaiyyāċa |
भैय्याची bhaiyyācī |
भैय्याच्या bhaiyyācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
भैय्यांचा bhaiyyānċā |
भैय्यांचे bhaiyyānċe |
भैय्यांची bhaiyyāñcī |
भैय्यांच्या bhaiyyāncā |
भैय्यांचे, भैय्यांचं bhaiyyānċe, bhaiyyānċa |
भैय्यांची bhaiyyāñcī |
भैय्यांच्या bhaiyyāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||