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babu
English
Alternative forms
- baboo (dated)
Etymology
From Hindi ???? (b?b?).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b??bu?/
Noun
babu (plural babus)
- (India) A Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the surname of a Hindu man [from 18th c.]
- 1989, Amitav Ghosh, Shadow Lines:
- I could see Kana-babu’s sweet-shop at the end of their lane with absolute clarity.
- 1989, Amitav Ghosh, Shadow Lines:
- (India) (Originally) a Hindu gentleman employed to work as a clerk for the colonial administration; now, a clerk or low-ranking government official. [from 19th c.]
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘His Chance in Life’, Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio 2005, p. 57:
- The Babu put on his cap and quietly dropped out of the window
- 1934, George Orwell, Burmese Days, Chapter 2 [1]
- Office babus are the real rulers of this country now. Our number's up. Best thing we can do is to shut up shop and let 'em stew in their own juice.
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘His Chance in Life’, Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio 2005, p. 57:
Derived terms
- babudom
- babuism
Indonesian
Noun
babu (first-person possessive babuku, second-person possessive babumu, third-person possessive babunya)
- housemaid
See also
- jongo
Jarawa
Etymology
From Hindi ???? (b?b?). Cognate to Önge babu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /babu/
Noun
babu
- official, officer (of the Indian government of the Andamans)
References
- Kumar, Pramod (2012). Descriptive and Typological Study of Jarawa (PhD). Jawaharlal Nehru University. Page 111, 141, 187.
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?babu]
Noun
babu
- accusative/instrumental singular of baba
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
babu (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- accusative singular of baba
Shabo
Adjective
babu
- two
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?babu]
Noun
babu
- accusative singular of baba
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
babu (n class, plural babu)
- grandfather (from either side)
Coordinate terms
- bibi
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *papu. The initial b- was introduced by analogy with Russian ??? (bob).
Noun
babu
- bean
Inflection
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007) , “???”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovar? [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Yindjibarndi
Noun
babu
- father
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bab
English
Etymology
Clipping of babby (“babber”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bæb/
Noun
bab (plural babs)
- (Britain, informal) Baby
- (fishing, East Anglia) A bait for eels, consisting of a bundle of live worms.
Synonyms
- (baby): see Thesaurus:baby
- (bait): clod
Verb
bab (third-person singular simple present babs, present participle babbing, simple past and past participle babbed)
- (intransitive, fishing, East Anglia) To fish for eels using a bab.
Anagrams
- B.B.A., BBA, abb, abb.
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French barbe
Noun
bab
- beard
Hungarian
Etymology
From a Slavic language, compare Serbo-Croatian bob, Slovak bôb, Russian ??? (bob, “bean”), from Proto-Slavic *bob?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?b?b]
- Rhymes: -?b
Noun
bab (plural babok)
- bean
Declension
Synonyms
- fuszulyka (regional)
- paszuly (regional)
Derived terms
- babzsák
- kávébab
- szójabab
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay bab. From Arabic ????? (b?b).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bab/, [?bap?]
Noun
bab (plural bab-bab, first-person possessive babku, second-person possessive babmu, third-person possessive babnya)
- chapter
- door, gate
- Synonyms: gapura, pintu
- case, matter
- Synonyms: hal, masalah
Further reading
- “bab” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Noun 1
bab m (genitive singular bab, nominative plural babanna)
- Alternative form of bob (“bob; fringe”)
Noun 2
bab m (genitive singular bab, nominative plural babanna)
- Alternative form of bob (“stump, target”)
Declension
Mutation
References
- "bab" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic ????? (b?b)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bap/
- Rhymes: -bap, -ap
Noun
bab (Jawi spelling ????, plural bab-bab, informal 1st possessive babku, impolite 2nd possessive babmu, 3rd possessive babnya)
- chapter (section in a book)
Further reading
- “bab” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Meriam
Noun
bab
- father or paternal uncle
Northern Kurdish
Alternative forms
- bav
Noun
bab m
- father
Palauan
Etymology
From Pre-Palauan *babo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babaw, from Proto-Austronesian *babaw.
Adjective
bab
- above, top
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bap/
Noun
bab f
- genitive plural of baba
Rohingya
Alternative forms
- ????????????????? (bab) – Hanifi Rohingya script
Etymology
From Sanskrit ???? (vapra). Cognate with Sylheti ??? (baf), Assamese ??? (bap), Bengali ??? (bap), Hindi ??? (b?p)
Noun
bab (Hanifi spelling ????????????????)
- father
- Synonym: baf
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Puter, Vallader) bap
Etymology
From Late Latin *babbus. Compare Sardinian babbu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ba?p]
Noun
bab m (plural babs)
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) father
Coordinate terms
- mamma
See also
- pader (term to address a priest or monk)
Scots
Etymology 1
Compare bob, likely cognate of English bob, from Middle English bobben (“to strike, to shake”).
Verb
bab (third-person singular present babs, present participle babbin, past bab'd, past participle bab'd)
- synonym of bob (“to move up and down”)
- to dance, to hop
Etymology 2
From older Scots bob; compare Middle English bobbe (“cluster of fruit; spray of leaves”).
Noun
bab (plural babs)
- nosegay, a bunch of flowers; a tassel, a bunch of ribbons
- (in compounds) something fine, something decorated
- a lump, dollop
- (figuratively) a lumpish person, an idiot
Etymology 3
From Northern Middle English bab, a variant of babe
Noun
bab (plural babs)
- (obsolete) a babe, baby
References
- “bab, v.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
- “bobben v.1”, in Middle English Compendium?[4], November, 2019
- “bab, n.1” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
- “bob, n.1” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
- “bob, n.1.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–, OCLC 57069714, reproduced from William A[lexander] Craigie, A[dam] J[ack] Aitken [et al.], editors, A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue: […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1931–2002, ?OCLC
- “bobbe”, in Middle English Compendium?[5], November, 2019
- “bab, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–, OCLC 57069714, reproduced from William A[lexander] Craigie, A[dam] J[ack] Aitken [et al.], editors, A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue: […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1931–2002, ?OCLC
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bab m (genitive singular baba, plural baban or babannan)
- tuft, tassel
- child's excrement (hence abab)
- stain
Related terms
- abab
References
- “bab” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, ?ISBN.
- A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Complied by Malcolm MacLennan)
Zazaki
Noun
bab (m)
- father (sort form)
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