بھرا

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Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀇 (bhāi), 𑀪𑀸𑀉 (bhāu), 𑀪𑀸𑀆 (bhāā)), from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (brother).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

بْھرا (bhrām (Gurmukhi spelling ਭਰਾ)

  1. brother
    Synonym: بھائی (bhāī)

References[edit]

  • ਭਰਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “بھرا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz