/ baɪ; NAmE / noun ( IndE )
1.
a brother
2.
used as a polite form of address to a man; in western India, often added to the first or last name :
Suresh Bhai
Gandhi Bhai
••
WORD ORIGIN
from Hindi bhāi , based on Sanskrit bhrātṛ brother.
/ baɪ; NAmE / noun ( IndE )
1.
a brother
2.
used as a polite form of address to a man; in western India, often added to the first or last name :
Suresh Bhai
Gandhi Bhai
••
WORD ORIGIN
from Hindi bhāi , based on Sanskrit bhrātṛ brother.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005