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বাবা

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Assamese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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বাবা (baba)

  1. father, daddy, papa

Descendants

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  • Naga Pidgin: baba

Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀓 (*bābbaka, father), perhaps with influence from the unrelated Classical Persian بابا (bābā). Doublet of বাবু (babu, child, gentleman).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /baba/, [ˈbabaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /baba/, [ˈbabaˑ]
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Noun

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বাবা (baba)

  1. father, daddy, papa
    Synonyms: ওয়ালেদ (ōẇaled), বাপ (bap), আব্বা (abba), আব্বু (abbu), পিতা (pita)
  2. (endearing) son, child

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bābba”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 520