दाइ

Nepali

Etymology

Compare Nepali दाज्यू (dājyū)[1].

Pronunciation

Noun

दाइ • (dāi) m

  1. elder brother
    Synonym: दाजु (dāju)
  2. used to address any male person older than oneself

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “दाइ”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner

Further reading
  • “दाइ”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “दाइ”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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