بابو

See also: بابا

Persian

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? bābū
Dari reading? bābū
Iranian reading? bâbu
Tajik reading? bobu

Noun

بابو • (bâbu)

  1. (colloquial) grandpa
    Synonyms: بابابزرگ (bâbâ-bozorg), پدربزرگ (pedar-bozorg, “grandfather”)

Sindhi

Etymology

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

Noun

بابو • (bābo) m (Devanagari बाबो)

  1. father
    Synonyms: پِتا (pita), ابُ (abu), والِدُ (vālidu)

Ternate

Verb

بابو

  1. Jawi spelling of babu‎‎

References

  • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890), Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bābbas, imitative of baby talk.

Pronunciation

Noun

بابو • (bābū) m (Hindi spelling बाबू)

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