gaaḍbáabu

Palula

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *g⁽ʷʰ⁾eh₂ǵʰ-
Sanskrit गाह् (gāh)
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás
Sanskrit -त (-ta)
Sanskrit गाढ (gāḍha)
Palula gáaḍu
Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*bābba)
Palula báabu
Palula gaaḍbáabu

    From gáaḍu (“great; old”) + báabu (“father”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɡaaɖbáabu/

    Noun

    gaaḍbáabu m (Perso-Arabic spelling گاڈبابوۡ)

    1. uncle; father's older brother

    Declension

    Declension of gaaḍbáabu (a-decl)
    singular plural
    nominative gaaḍbáabu gaaḍbáaba
    oblique gaaḍbáaba gaaḍbáabam

    Alternative forms

    • gaaḍubáabu (Biori, also for paternal/maternal grandfather)

    References

    • Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “gaaḍbáabu”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
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