بابو

See also: بابا

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈba.bu]

Verb

بابو (Rumi babu)

1. (intransitive) (of humans) to fall

   إبابو تم کاه ― ibabu toma kaha ― they fell on the ground

2. (intransitive) to be overthrown

References

• Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bɑː.buː/
• Rhymes: -uː

Noun

بابو • (bābū) m (Hindi spelling बाबू)

1. papa, father
2. clerk

   سرکاری بابو ― sarkārī bābū ― governmental clerk

3. (polite, to elders) sir, mister