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बाबू

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See also: बाबु and बाबा

Hindi

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bɑː.buː/, [bäː.buː]

Noun

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बाबू • (bābū) m (Urdu spelling بابو)

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

Declension

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Declension of बाबू (masc ū-stem)
singular plural
direct बाबू
bābū 		बाबू
bābū
oblique बाबू
bābū 		बाबुओं
bābuõ
vocative बाबू
bābū 		बाबुओ
bābuo

Descendants

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  • → Jarawa: babu (“(govt.) official”)

References

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bāppa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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