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Is bhai a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word bhai is a Scrabble US word. The word bhai is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is bhai a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word bhai is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

B3H4A1I1

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4-letter words (1 found)

BHAI,

3-letter words (2 found)

AHI,BAH,

2-letter words (7 found)

AB,AH,AI,BA,BI,HA,HI,

You can make 10 words from bhai according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of bhai

bhai hbai bahi abhi habi ahbi bhia hbia biha ibha hiba ihba baih abih biah ibah aibh iabh haib ahib hiab ihab aihb iahb

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Definitions and meaning of bhai

bhai

Alternative forms

  • (Benglish) vai

Etymology

Transliteration of Hindustani بھائی (bhāī) / भाई (bhāī) and other South Asian languages, ultimately from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ). Doublet of brother, pal, frater, and friar.

Noun

bhai (plural bhais) (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Hinglish, Benglish)

  1. friend, dude, man
  2. brother

Caribbean Hindustani

Etymology

From Hindi भाई (bhāī).

Noun

bhai

  1. brother

Hlai

Etymology

From Proto-Hlai *ɓəj (“bamboo raft”), from Pre-Hlai *Cəʔbəj (Norquest, 2015). Compare Proto-Tai *beːᴬ (“raft”) (whence Thai แพ (pɛɛ)), Middle Chinese 排 (MC beaj).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hlai, Baoding) IPA(key): /ɓai˥˧/

Noun

bhai

  1. bamboo raft

Southeastern Tepehuan

Etymology 1

Cognate with Northern Tepehuan báji, O'odham bahi, Mayo buasia, Hopi kwasi (“penis”).

Noun

bhai (plural bhaabhai)

  1. tail

Etymology 2

Cognate with O'odham s-bahi, Mayo buassi.

Adjective

bhai

  1. cooked
  2. ripe
Related terms
  • bhaayaꞌ

References

  • Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48)‎[1], electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 32

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