भाऊ

Marathi

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /bʱau/, [bʱauː]

Noun

भाऊ • (bhāū) m

1. brother

   Synonyms: बंधू (bandhū), सहोदर (sahodar) (literary)

Derived terms

• लहान भाऊ (lahān bhāū, “younger brother”)

 

See also

• दादा (dādā, “elder brother”)
• भावंडे (bhāvaṇḍe, “siblings”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “भाऊ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “भाऊ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Old Marathi

Etymology

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

Noun

भाऊ (bhāū) m

1. Devanagari form of 𑘥𑘰𑘅 (bhāū)