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单词 sat-bhai
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sat-bhain.

Brit. /ˈsɑːtbʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈsɑtˌbaɪ/
Inflections: Plural unchanged.
Forms: 1800s sat bhai, 1800s–1900s sat-bhai, 1800s– satbhai, 1900s sathbhai, 1900s– saht-bai.
Origin: A borrowing from Bengali. Etymon: Bengali sātbhāi.
Etymology: < Bengali sātbhāi < sāt seven ( < Sanskrit sapta seven adj.) + bhāi brother (cognate with Hindi bhāī: see bhai n.), so called because they are often observed in small groups, probably with reference to a local folk tale.
Indian English.
The jungle babbler, Turdoides striata (family Leiotrichidae). Quot. 1849 shows the Indian term.Also known as seven sisters (seven sisters n. 4).
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1849 E. Blyth Catal. Birds Mus. Asiatic Soc. 140 M[alacocercus]bengalensis... Sat Bhai (‘seven brothers’). H.]
1863 T. C. Jerdon Birds India II. 65 It [sc. the large grey babbler] leaves the jungles and wilds, and becomes the familiar and unscared..Sat bhai.
1886 R. Kipling Departm. Ditties (ed. 2) 62 The blue jay screams and flutters where the cheery sát-bhai dwell.
1978 ‘M. M. Kaye’ Far Pavilions ii. 27 The normal noises of an Indian morning:..the harsh cry of a peacock..and the chatter and chirrup of tree-rats saht-bai and weaver-birds.
1996 R. Ives Of Tigers & Men vii. 51 ‘You know what I hear?’ ‘What?’ ‘Birds. You know, satbhai?’ ‘The seven sisters—jungle babblers.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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