Brahui

B3R1A1H4U1I1

noun

A pastoral people of Eastern Balochistan.

Similar
Brahui language
OriginPersian براهویی ← Baluchi براهوئی ← skr براہوئی →
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Meanings

nounBrahui pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA pastoral people of Eastern Balochistan.
proper noun
  1. The Dravidian language of this people.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan isolated Dravidian language spoken by the Brahui in Pakistan

Similar
Brahui language
Broader
North DravidianNorth Dravidian language

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. skrبراہوئی
  2. Baluchiبراهوئی
  3. Persianبراهویی
  4. EnglishBrahui

Borrowed from Persian براهویی / браҳуӣ, from Baluchi براهوئی, ultimately from Saraiki براہوئی (brāho'ī).

More words from Persian, Baluchi, skr

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Translations

Bengali ব্রাহুই
  • ব্রাহুই (brahui)language
Chinese Mandarin 布拉灰語 /布拉灰语
  • 布拉灰語 /布拉灰语 (bùlāhuīyǔ)language
Dutch Brahui
  • Brahuilanguage
French Brahoui
  • Brahouilanguage
Hindi ब्राहुई, ब्राहवी
  • ब्राहुई (brāhuī)language
  • ब्राहवी (brāhvī)language
Italian Brahui
  • Brahuilanguage
Japanese ブラーフーイー語
  • ブラーフーイー語 (Burāfūī-go)language
Korean 브라후이어
  • 브라후이어 (Beurahu'ieo)language
Punjabi ਬਰਾਹੂਈ
  • ਬਰਾਹੂਈ (barāhūī)language
Russian Брауи
  • Брауи (Braui)language
Spanish Brahui
  • Brahuilanguage
Tamil பிராகுயி
  • பிராகுயி (pirākuyi)language
Turkish Brahuça
  • Brahuçalanguage
Urdu براہوی, براوی
  • براہوی (brāhuī)language
  • براوی (brāhvī)language
Vietnamese tiếng Brahui
  • tiếng Brahuilanguage

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Habiru
Cite this entry
APA

Brahui. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brahui

MLA

“Brahui.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brahui. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brahui,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brahui.

Source: Brahui on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.