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”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʱau/, [bʱauː]

Noun

भाऊ • (bhāū) m

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

Derived terms

See also
  • 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)
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