ਬਾਈ

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Punjabi[edit]

Punjabi numbers (edit)
 ←  21 ੨੨
22 		23  → 
    Cardinal: ਬਾਈ (bāī)
    Ordinal: ਬਾਹਈਆਂ (bāhaīā̃), ਬਾਹਈਵਾਂ (bāhaīvā̃)

Etymology 1[edit]

From Sanskrit द्वाविंशति (dvā́viṃśati).

Numeral[edit]

ਬਾਈ • (bāī) (Shahmukhi spelling بائی)

  1. twenty two

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

ਬਾਈ • (bāī) m (Shahmukhi spelling بائی)

  1. Alternative form of ਭਾਈ (bhāī, “brother”)

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

ਬਾਈ • (bāī) f (Shahmukhi spelling بائی)

  1. lady
  2. madam (brothel keeper)

Further reading[edit]

  • “ਬਾਈ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
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