दाइ

दाइ

Nepali

Etymology

Compare Nepali दाज्यू (dājyū)[1].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪äi̯]
• Phonetic Devanagari: दाइ

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