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English

Alternative forms

• baboo (dated)

Etymology

From Hindi ???? (b?b?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b??bu?/

Noun

babu (plural babus)

1. (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.

2. (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.

Derived terms

• babudom
• babuism

Indonesian

Noun

babu (first-person possessive babuku, second-person possessive babumu, third-person possessive babunya)

1. housemaid

See also

• jongo

Jarawa

Etymology

From Hindi ???? (b?b?). Cognate to Önge babu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /babu/

Noun

babu

1. 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

1. accusative/instrumental singular of baba

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

babu (Cyrillic spelling ????)

1. accusative singular of baba

Shabo

Adjective

babu

1. two

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?babu]

Noun

babu

1. accusative singular of baba

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

babu (n class, plural babu)

1. 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

1. 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

1. father

English

Alternative forms

• bao

Etymology

From Sinitic ? (b?o) (Mandarin b?o, Cantonese baau1).

Noun

bau (uncountable)

1. Any of various types of steamed bread used in Chinese cuisine

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:dim sum

See also

• Baozi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• ABU, Abu, Bua

Biritai

Noun

bau

1. water

References

• Duane A. Clouse, 1997, Toward a reconstruction and reclassification of the Lakes Plain languages of Irian Jaya, In Karl J. Franklin (ed.), Papers in Papuan linguistics No. 2, 133-236. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, page 172

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bau (compare Malay bau), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu or *bahuq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bau/
• Hyphenation: ba?u

Noun

bau

1. smell (sensation)

Burmeso

Noun

bau

1. water

References

• C. L. Voorhoeve, 1975. Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, p.122

Dibabawon Manobo

Noun

bau

1. widow; widower

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bo/
• Homophones: baux, beau, beaux, bot, bots
• Rhymes: -o

Noun

bau m (plural baux)

1. (nautical) crossbeam

Further reading

• “bau” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay bau, from Proto-Malayic *bau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu, *bahuq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?bau?]
• Hyphenation: bau

Noun

bau (plural bau-bau)

1. smell (sensation)

Derived terms

• berbau
• membaui
• terbau
• bau-bauan
• sebau

Etymology 2

From Javanese ??? (bahu), from Sanskrit ???? (b?hu). Cognate of Dutch bouw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?bau?]
• Hyphenation: bau

Noun

bau (first-person possessive bauku, second-person possessive baumu, third-person possessive baunya)

1. (historical) A unit of measure for area on Java, equivalent to about 0.7 hectare; a portion of agricultural land of this size.

Further reading

• “bau” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?baw/

Interjection

bau

1. bow wow (sound of a dog barking)

Lashi

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bau??/

Noun

bau

1. hill

Etymology 2

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *b?w, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *buw. Cognates include Burmese ???? (pui:) and Ao puxq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bau???/

Verb

bau

1. (transitive) to carry on one's back

References

• Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid?^[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis), page 16

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu, *bahuq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bau/
• Rhymes: -au, -u

Noun

bau (plural bau-bau, informal 1st possessive bauku, impolite 2nd possessive baumu, 3rd possessive baunya)

1. smell (sensation)

Descendants

• Indonesian: bau

Palauan

Etymology

From Pre-Palauan *bawu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baw/

Noun

bau

1. smell, odor, scent

Verb

bau

1. (stative) sore, irritated

References

• bau in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
• bau in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
• bau in Lewis S. Josephs; Edwin G. McManus; Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, ?ISBN, page 7.

Romanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

bau

1. the cry of a wolf
2. boo, a loud exclamation intended to scare someone

Welsh

Noun

bau

1. Soft mutation of pau.

Mutation