Bai (suffix)

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Bai or baisaheb is a suffix added to the name of female members of the Hindu dynasties.e.g. Shantabai It is also used as an honorific for the elder sister amongst the Marathi-speaking people. This type of suffix is also used in several kshatriya castes and in some of the tribal castes, for example the Lambadi.

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