báabu

Phalura

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩 (bābba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /báabu/

Noun

báabu m (Perso-Arabic spelling بابوۡ)

1. father

Inflection

Declension of báabu (a-decl)

	singular	plural
nominative	báabu	báaba
oblique	báaba	báabam

Declension of báabu (irreg)

	singular	plural
nominative	báabu	baabayeé
oblique	báabu	baabayeé

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “báabu”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bāppa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 520