Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Compound of baba (dad, father) +‎ can (life, the heart, sweetheart)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ba.baˈd͡ʒan/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ba‧can

Adjective edit

babacan

  1. good-natured, pleasant, fatherly, reliable (man)

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: Բաբաջանյան (Babaǰanyan)

Further reading edit