ꦧꦧꦸ

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Javanese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Javanese babu (“mother; older servant”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ba.bu/
  • Rhymes: -bu
  • Hyphenation: ba‧bu

Noun

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ꦧꦧꦸ (babu)

  1. (archaic) mother
    Synonym: ꦧꦶꦪꦸꦁ (biyung)
  2. female nanny, female sitter
  3. assistant

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Brunei Malay: babu
  • → Malay: babu
  • → Indonesian: babu

Further reading

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  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “babu”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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