بابو

See also: بابا

Sindhi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩- (*bābba-), imitative of baby talk.

Noun

بابو • (bābo) m (Devanagari बाबो)

  1. father
    Synonyms: پِتا (pita), ابُ (abu), والِدُ (vālidu)

Ternate

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈba.bu]

Verb

بابو (Rumi babu)

  1. (intransitive) (of humans) to fall
    إبابو تم کاه ― ibabu toma kaha ― they fell on the ground
  2. (intransitive) to be overthrown

References
  • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bābbas, imitative of baby talk.

Pronunciation

Noun

بابو • (bābū) m (Hindi spelling बाबू)

  1. papa, father
  2. clerk
    سرکاری بابو ― sarkārī bābū ― governmental clerk
  3. (polite, to elders) sir, mister
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