बाबा

See also: बाबू and बाबु

Hindi

Etymology

Imitative of baby talk. Compare Persian بابا (bâbâ), Arabic بَابَا (bābā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

बाबा • (bābā) m (Urdu spelling بابا)

1. dad, papa
2. paternal grandfather

   Synonym: दादा (dādā)

3. (vocative, respectful) a male elder
4. (vocative, endearing) a small child

Declension

Declension of बाबा (masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बाबा bābā	बाबा bābā
oblique	बाबा bābā	बाबाओं bābāõ
vocative	बाबा bābā	बाबाओ bābāo

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bäbä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: बाबा

Noun

बाबा • (bābā) m

1. father

   Synonyms: बुवा (buwā), बुबा (bubā), बा (bā), पिता (pitā), बाबु (bābu)

2. term of address to father.

References

• “बाबा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018