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“brother” in Akha

In Akha, brother is ahf dohxf, ahv nyeehf, sha" pyaw at maht.

Meaning in English

1. (noun) a male with the same parents as someone else 2. (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address 3. (noun) a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group) 4. (noun) a close male friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities 5. (noun) used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement

Definition: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0)

Akha dictionary entries

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Akha

ahf dohxf

brother

Source: PanLex Akha expressions (ahk, 20240301 snapshot)

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Akha

ahv nyeehf

brother

Source: PanLex Akha expressions (ahk, 20240301 snapshot)

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Akha

sha" pyaw at maht

a fictive brother for

Source: Paul W. Lewis, Akha-English Dictionary (Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 1968; OCR)

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