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Meaning 1
The Dravidian language of this people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Brahui
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noun
Meaning 2
A pastoral people of Eastern Balochistan.
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Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 3
an isolated Dravidian language spoken by the Brahui in Pakistan
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: North Dravidian
noun
Meaning 4
a member of a Dravidian people living in Pakistan
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Pakistani
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian براهویی / браҳуӣ, from Baluchi براهوئی, ultimately from Saraiki براہوئی (brāho'ī).
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bengali: ব্রাহুই (brahui) — language
- Brahui: براہوئی (brahvi) — language
- Chinese Mandarin: 布拉灰語 /布拉灰语 (bùlāhuīyǔ) — language
- Dutch: Brahui — language
- French: Brahoui — language
- Hindi: ब्राहुई (brāhuī) — language
- Hindi: ब्राहवी (brāhvī) — language
- Italian: Brahui — language
- Japanese: ブラーフーイー語 (Burāfūī-go) — language
- Kannada: ಬ್ರಹುಯಿ (brahuyi) — language
- Korean: 브라후이어 (Beurahu'ieo) — language
- Malayalam: ബ്രഹൂയി (brahūyi) — language
- Punjabi: ਬਰਾਹੂਈ (barāhūī) — language
- Russian: Брауи (Braui) — language
- Spanish: Brahui — language
- Tamil: பிராகுயி (pirākuyi) — language
- Telugu: బ్రహుయి (brahuyi) — language
- Turkish: Brahuça — language
- Urdu: براہوی (brāhuī) — language
- Urdu: براوی (brāhvī) — language
- Vietnamese: tiếng Brahui — language
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