ਬਾਵਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baːʋaː]

Noun

ਬਾਵਾ • (bāvā) m (Shahmukhi spelling باوا)

1. a title given to the male descendants of the first three Sikh gurus
2. a term of respect; sir

Declension

Declension of ਬਾਵਾ
dir. sg.	ਬਾਵਾ (bāvā)
dir. pl.	ਬਾਵੇ (bāve)
	singular	plural
direct	ਬਾਵਾ (bāvā)	ਬਾਵੇ (bāve)
oblique	ਬਾਵੇ (bāve)	ਬਾਵਿਆਂ (bāviā̃)
vocative	ਬਾਵਿਆ (bāviā)	ਬਾਵਿਓ (bāvio)
ablative	ਬਾਵਿਓਂ (bāviõ)	—
locative	ਬਾਵੇ (bāve)	—
instrumental	ਬਾਵੇ (bāve)	—

Proper noun

ਬਾਵਾ • (bāvā) m (Shahmukhi spelling باوا)

1. a surname, Bava, used by Khatris

References

• “ਬਾਵਾ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• “ਬਾਵਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਬਾਵਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.