बापू

Hindi

Etymology

From बाप (bāp, “father”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bɑː.puː/, [bäː.puː]

Noun

बापू • (bāpū) m (Urdu spelling باپو)

1. dad, father

   Synonyms: बाप (bāp), पिता (pitā)

Declension

Declension of बापू (masc ū-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बापू bāpū	बापू bāpū
oblique	बापू bāpū	बापुओं bāpuõ
vocative	बापू bāpū	बापुओ bāpuo

Proper noun

बापू • (bāpū) m (Urdu spelling باپو)

1. (usually with जी (jī)) a name for Mahatma Gandhi

   Synonyms: गांधी (gāndhī), गांधीजी (gāndhījī)

Declension

Declension of बापू (sg-only masc ū-stem)

	singular
direct	बापू bāpū
oblique	बापू bāpū
vocative	बापू bāpū

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बापू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press