baboe

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbaːbu/
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  • Hyphenation: ba‧boe

Etymology 1

From Malay babu, from Javanese ꦧꦧꦸ (babu, “female servant”, literally “mother”), from Old Javanese babu (“mother; older servant”) (cf. wawuh (“familiar, acquainted”)). Compare Portuguese babo.

Noun

baboe f (plural baboes, diminutive baboetje n)

  1. (Netherlands) a female babysitter, usually of Indonesian descent
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Hindi बाबू (bābū). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

baboe ? (plural baboes, diminutive baboetje n)

  1. babu

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the imitative root *bab-, similar to English bah!.[1]

Noun

baboe f

  1. moue, grimace
  2. bogeyman
  3. fable, bagatelle

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • babouniere
  • baboyer
  • babuse

References
  1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “baviaan”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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