Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩

This Ashokan Prakrit entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, imitating baby-talk. Compare *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa).

Noun

*𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*bābba)

1. father

Derived terms

• *𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀓 (*bābbaka)
  • Bengali: বাবা (baba)
  • Hindustani: bābā

    Hindi: बाबा

    Urdu: بابا

  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਬਾਬਾ (bābā)

    Shahmukhi script: بابا (bābā)

• *𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀼𑀓 (*bābbuka)
  • Bengali: বাবু (babu)
  • Gujarati: બાબૂ (bābū)
  • Hindustani: bābū

    Hindi: बाबू

    Urdu: بابُو

  • Marathi: बाबू (bābū)
  • Nepali: बाबु (bābu)
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਬਾਬੂ (bābū)

    Shahmukhi script: بابو (bābo)