baobab

English

A baobab.

Wikispecies

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪə(ʊ)bab/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/, /ˈbaʊbæb/

• Audio (UK):

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• Audio (US):

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Noun

baobab (plural baobabs)

1. A tree, Adansonia digitata, native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.

   Synonyms: African baobab, cream of tartar tree, monkey bread, sour gourd, tabaldi, tebeldi, upside-down tree

2. Any tree of the genus Adansonia.

Descendants

• → Japanese: バオバブ (baobabu)

Translations

Adansonia digitata

• Adja: lagba
• Afrikaans: kremetart
• Albanian: baobab (sq)
• Amharic: ባምባ (bamba)
• Arabic: أَبُو حِبَاب m (ʔabū ḥibāb), بُوحِبَاب m (būḥibāb), بَاوْبَاب m (bāwbāb), تِبِلْدِيّ m (tibildiyy)
• Armenian: բաոբաբ (hy) (baobab)
• Bachama: kàwə̀y
• Bambara: zirasun, nsirasun
• Bana: kwə́kwə̀
• Bassari: a-màk
• Beja: dilli
• Boghom: mbùɣdi
• Bura: kwàgu
• Catalan: baobab m
• Cerma: cuɔle
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (monkey bread tree) 猴麵包樹 / 猴面包树 (zh) (hóu miànbāo shù); (macaque tree) 猢猻樹 / 猢狲树 (húsūn shù)

• Chumburung: ke̱lɛɛ
• Czech: baobab (cs) m
• Dagbani: tua
• Danish: baobab c, baobabtræ n, abebrødtræ n
• Dendi: kɔ̀ɔ̀
• Dii: ɓoggò
• Dinka: dungwol
• Djimini: sogbɔ
• Duhwa: sisiky
• Dutch: baobab (nl) m, apenbroodboom (nl) m
• Esperanto: baobabo
• Ewe: àdìdó
• Farefare: tʋ'a
• Finnish: apinanleipäpuu (fi)
• French: baobab (fr) m
• Fula:

  Adlam: 𞤩𞤮𞤳𞥆𞤭

  Latin: ɓokki

• Ga: sààlò
• Gbaya: ɓoko
• German: (monkey bread tree) Affenbrotbaum (de) m
• Gonja: kelara
• Gourmanchéma: tuobu
• Greek: μπαομπάμπ (el) n (baompámp)
• Gudu: bœ́ːzò
• Gusilay: bubak
• Hadza: nxobâkho
• Hausa: kūkā̀, mùrnàà, ɓákkô
• Hungarian: majomkenyérfa (hu)
• Icelandic: apabrauðstré (is)
• Ifè: otsè
• Ikizu: umwandʉ
• Italian: baobab (it) m
• Japanese: バオバブ (baobabu)
• Javanese: asem (jv), asem buta
• Kabiya: teluu
• Kamba: mwamba
• Kanuri: kuwa
• Karang: ɓoko
• Kasem: tiu
• Kazakh: баобаб (baobab)
• Kirya: kúkù
• Konkomba: litur
• Korean: 바오바브 (baobabeu)
• Kusaal: tɛ'ɛg
• Labir: mwoɗo
• Lagwan: kuka
• Lomwe: mulampi
• Maasai: ol-mesera
• Malagasy: bontana (mg), bontona (mg), fontana (mg), vontana, vontona (mg)
• Mamara Senoufo: zhiga
• Mangas: ɓoko
• Mankanya: bedôal
• Margi: guʔu
• Mbelime: todìbù
• Mbuko: kuko
• Mende: gbowulo
• Miya: də̀mbǝr
• Moba: tuolg
• Moore: tεεga, toɛɛga
• Mpiemo: dumɔ
• Mubi: ɗèbéldí
• Mundat: àŋgwâ
• Musey: kɔŋgona
• Nawdm: tod, torgo
• Ngazidja Comorian: mɓuu class 3/4
• Ngizim: kuku
• Northern Ndebele: umkhomo
• Ntcham: ditul
• Nuer: kusha
• Podoko: huhuwá
• Polish: baobab (pl) m
• Portuguese: embondeiro (pt) m, baobá (pt) m, calabaceira f (Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau)
• Romanian: baobab (ro) m
• Russian: баоба́б (ru) m (baobáb)
• Saxwe Gbe: dindɔntin
• Serer: ɓaak
• Somali: yag
• Soninke: kide
• Southern Samo: kɔ̈n
• Spanish: baobab (es) m
• Sundanese: ki tambleg
• Supyire: zhɛngɛ̀
• Susu: kiri
• Swahili: mbuyu class 3/4
• Tal: toniin
• Tambas: tɔri
• Tampulma: sɔkil
• Tsonga: ximuwu
• Tswana: movana
• Turka: cuɔli
• Turkish: baobap (tr)
• Vame: kwakwa
• Venda: muvhuyu
• Vietnamese: bao báp (vi)
• Waama: tooribu
• Warji: dumburna
• Wè Western: go
• Wolof: guy (wo)
• Yoruba: oṣè
• Zulgo: matakwamburzum
• Zulu: isiMuhu class 7/8

Dagbani

Noun

baobab

1. Alternative form of tuwa

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).

Noun

baobab c (singular definite baobabben, plural indefinite baobabber)

1. baobab

Declension

Declension of baobab

gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	baobab	baobabben	baobabber	baobabberne
genitive	baobabs	baobabbens	baobabbers	baobabbernes

Synonyms

• abebrødtræ
• baobabtræ

Derived terms

• baobabtræ

References

• “baobab” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaː.oː.bɑp/, /baː.oːˈbɑp/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ba‧o‧bab

Noun

baobab m (plural baobabs)

1. baobab, any tree of the genus Adansonia

   Synonyms: apenboom, apenbroodboom

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin bahobab.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑobɑb/, [ˈbɑ̝o̞bɑ̝b]
• Rhymes: -ɑobɑb
• Hyphenation^(key): bao‧bab

Noun

baobab

1. baobab, any tree of the genus Adansonia.

   Synonyms: apinanleipäpuu, baobabpuu

Declension

Inflection of baobab (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		baobab	baobabit
genitive		baobabin	baobabien
partitive		baobabia	baobabeja
illative		baobabiin	baobabeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		baobab	baobabit
accusative	nom.	baobab	baobabit
	gen.	baobabin
genitive		baobabin	baobabien
partitive		baobabia	baobabeja
inessive		baobabissa	baobabeissa
elative		baobabista	baobabeista
illative		baobabiin	baobabeihin
adessive		baobabilla	baobabeilla
ablative		baobabilta	baobabeilta
allative		baobabille	baobabeille
essive		baobabina	baobabeina
translative		baobabiksi	baobabeiksi
abessive		baobabitta	baobabeitta
instructive		—	baobabein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of baobab (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative baobabini baobabini accusative nom. baobabini baobabini gen. baobabini genitive baobabini baobabieni partitive baobabiani baobabejani inessive baobabissani baobabeissani elative baobabistani baobabeistani illative baobabiini baobabeihini adessive baobabillani baobabeillani ablative baobabiltani baobabeiltani allative baobabilleni baobabeilleni essive baobabinani baobabeinani translative baobabikseni baobabeikseni abessive baobabittani baobabeittani instructive — — comitative — baobabeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative baobabisi baobabisi accusative nom. baobabisi baobabisi gen. baobabisi genitive baobabisi baobabiesi partitive baobabiasi baobabejasi inessive baobabissasi baobabeissasi elative baobabistasi baobabeistasi illative baobabiisi baobabeihisi adessive baobabillasi baobabeillasi ablative baobabiltasi baobabeiltasi allative baobabillesi baobabeillesi essive baobabinasi baobabeinasi translative baobabiksesi baobabeiksesi abessive baobabittasi baobabeittasi instructive — — comitative — baobabeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative baobabimme baobabimme accusative nom. baobabimme baobabimme gen. baobabimme genitive baobabimme baobabiemme partitive baobabiamme baobabejamme inessive baobabissamme baobabeissamme elative baobabistamme baobabeistamme illative baobabiimme baobabeihimme adessive baobabillamme baobabeillamme ablative baobabiltamme baobabeiltamme allative baobabillemme baobabeillemme essive baobabinamme baobabeinamme translative baobabiksemme baobabeiksemme abessive baobabittamme baobabeittamme instructive — — comitative — baobabeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative baobabinne baobabinne accusative nom. baobabinne baobabinne gen. baobabinne genitive baobabinne baobabienne partitive baobabianne baobabejanne inessive baobabissanne baobabeissanne elative baobabistanne baobabeistanne illative baobabiinne baobabeihinne adessive baobabillanne baobabeillanne ablative baobabiltanne baobabeiltanne allative baobabillenne baobabeillenne essive baobabinanne baobabeinanne translative baobabiksenne baobabeiksenne abessive baobabittanne baobabeittanne instructive — — comitative — baobabeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative baobabinsa baobabinsa accusative nom. baobabinsa baobabinsa gen. baobabinsa genitive baobabinsa baobabiensa partitive baobabiaan baobabiansa baobabejaan baobabejansa inessive baobabissaan baobabissansa baobabeissaan baobabeissansa elative baobabistaan baobabistansa baobabeistaan baobabeistansa illative baobabiinsa baobabeihinsa adessive baobabillaan baobabillansa baobabeillaan baobabeillansa ablative baobabiltaan baobabiltansa baobabeiltaan baobabeiltansa allative baobabilleen baobabillensa baobabeilleen baobabeillensa essive baobabinaan baobabinansa baobabeinaan baobabeinansa translative baobabikseen baobabiksensa baobabeikseen baobabeiksensa abessive baobabittaan baobabittansa baobabeittaan baobabeittansa instructive — — comitative — baobabeineen baobabeinensa

Derived terms

(compounds):

• baobabpuu

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “fruit of many seeds”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ɔ.bab/

• Audio (France):

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• Homophone: baobabs

Noun

baobab m (plural baobabs)

1. baobab

Descendants

• Mauritian Creole: baobab
• → Vietnamese: bao báp

Further reading

• “baobab”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”).

Noun

baobab m (invariable)

1. baobab (tree)

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French baobab.

Noun

baobab

1. the baobab tree
2. a type of concrete

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French baobab or English baobab, ultimately from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɔ.bap/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔbap
• Syllabification: ba‧o‧bab

Noun

baobab m inan

1. baobab (Adansonia digitata)

Declension

Declension of baobab

	singular	plural
nominative	baobab	baobaby
genitive	baobabu	baobabów
dative	baobabowi	baobabom
accusative	baobab	baobaby
instrumental	baobabem	baobabami
locative	baobabie	baobabach
vocative	baobabie	baobaby

Further reading

• baobab in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• baobab in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

baobab m (plural baobabs)

1. Alternative form of baobá

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French baobab.

Noun

baobab m (plural baobabi)

1. baobab, monkey bread

Declension

Declension of baobab

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	baobab	baobabul		baobabi	baobabii
genitive-dative	baobab	baobabului		baobabi	baobabilor
vocative	baobabule			baobabilor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baoˈbab/ [ba.oˈβ̞aβ̞]
• Rhymes: -ab
• Syllabification: ba‧o‧bab

Noun

baobab m (plural baobabs)

1. baobab

Derived terms

• baobab africano

Further reading

• “baobab”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10