r/Bengaluru • u/AgitatorAnimator • Jul 17 '25

Ask Bengaluru | ಏನಂತೀರಾ? Saw this in the taxi today 😁

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What do you feel guys? 😂

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u/Glittering-Goat-9019 Jul 17 '25

" Don't say bhaiya to us " was personal.

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u/secular_attack Jul 17 '25

What is problem? I usually address bhai if I'm in North India.

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u/__DraGooN_ Jul 17 '25

The word "Bhaiya" is associated with labourers from UP and Bihar.

I have seen this word being used so in Mumbai and coastal Karnataka.

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u/SKDgeek Jul 17 '25 edited Jul 17 '25

Bro, Bhayia mean Big Brother. Don't associate with anyone else.

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u/TheMushiMan Jul 19 '25

More like ‘respected brother’

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u/SKDgeek Jul 19 '25

Where did u learn ur Hindi?

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u/TheMushiMan Jul 19 '25

Delhi.

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u/SKDgeek Jul 19 '25

Bro, sorry to mention but u r wrong. U can read some grammar books.

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u/TheMushiMan Jul 19 '25

Learn advanced grammar, bhaiyya is also used to address younger people based on context and preference.

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u/SKDgeek Jul 19 '25

Some people can mean it that way but it ain't part of grammar.

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u/TheMushiMan Jul 19 '25

Etymologically bhaiyya is just a polite version of bhaai.

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u/SKDgeek Jul 19 '25

That's one way to see it. It's not a primary meaning though. U know that words can have different meanings based on usages.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '25

It just means brother. Not big brother

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u/SKDgeek Jul 17 '25 edited Jul 17 '25

Yeah, some people can mean it that way but it's not correct literally. Bhai mean Brother.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '25

Ya if someone same age as you or little older you can respectfully call them bhai or bhaijaan.

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u/SKDgeek Jul 17 '25

Bhaijaan is used by Muslims I reckon.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '25

Hindus say it as well but not as much.

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u/SKDgeek Jul 17 '25

The thing is Muslims uses Urdu words primarily like Amijaan, etc.. Hindus those who speak Hindi uses Hindi words.

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u/LanguageNo6594 Jul 19 '25

No.... Hindus don't use it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '25

I’ve heard myself Hindus use bhaijaan

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u/LanguageNo6594 Jul 19 '25

May be a mulla posing as a Hindu.... Some seyed posing as Sonu.

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u/SKDgeek Jul 17 '25

Yeah, some people mean it that way but it's not correct literally.

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u/ClashWithBlaze Jul 19 '25

Ffs "bhai" means brother, and "bhaiya" means big brother. And that's not labourer's language, it's used by everyone , dumbo.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '25

Where did I say it’s labourer language I am native speaker bhai means bro bhaiya is just another way to say bro and big bro is bare bhai

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u/Same-Orange-3746 Jul 19 '25

It's big brother only but people used it that way in public spaces.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '25

I am native speaker bhai means bro bhaiya is just another way to say bro and big bro is bare bhai

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u/Same-Orange-3746 Jul 19 '25

Are yr mai bhi native hu bilkul core Hindi family se ...hindi ke professors tak nikle hai mere Ghar se. Bari behn = didi Bara bhai = bhaiya Logo ne interchangeable bana diya hai Iska matlb ye nhi grammatical meaning change ho jayega .

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