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ਬਾਵਾ

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਬਾਵਾ (bāvām (Shahmukhi spelling باوا)

  1. a title given to the male descendants of the first three Sikh gurus
  2. a term of respect; sir

Declension

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Declension of ਬਾਵਾ
dir. sg. ਬਾਵਾ (bāvā)
dir. pl. ਬਾਵੇ (bāve)
singular plural
direct ਬਾਵਾ (bāvā) ਬਾਵੇ (bāve)
oblique ਬਾਵੇ (bāve) ਬਾਵਿਆਂ (bāviā̃)
vocative ਬਾਵਿਆ (bāviā) ਬਾਵਿਓ (bāvio)
ablative ਬਾਵਿਓਂ (bāviõ)
locative ਬਾਵੇ (bāve)
instrumental ਬਾਵੇ (bāve)

Proper noun

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ਬਾਵਾ (bāvām (Shahmukhi spelling باوا)

  1. a surname, Bava, used by Khatris

References

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  • ਬਾਵਾ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • ਬਾਵਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਬਾਵਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.