babi

See also: Babi and babí

Albanian

Noun

babi ?

1. dad, father

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Barngarla

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbabi/

Noun

babi

1. father

References

• Page 78 of Zuckermann, Ghil'ad, Emmalene Richards and the Barngarla (2021), Mangiri Yarda (Healthy Country: Barngarla Wellbeing and Nature), Adelaide: Revivalistics Press.

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Betoi

Noun

babi

1. father

References

• Raoul Zamponi, Betoi (2003)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaː.bi/
• Hyphenation: ba‧bi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian بابی‎.

Noun

babi m (plural babi's)

1. A Babist, a follower of Báb (Siyyid `Alí Muhammad Shírází) and Babism.

Derived terms

• babisme

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Indonesian babi.

Noun

babi m (plural babi's)

1. (dated) A pig or wild pig in Indonesia.
2. pork in an Indonesian or Malay dish.
   • 2003 May 5, E.d.u. S., “Tip: er zijn weer wijnstokken”, in nl.culinair, Usenet‎^[1]:

     Ik ben altijd een groot voorstander geweest van het aran-vuurtje waar je dan zo gezellig naast zat te kipassen terwijl de stukjes babi aan het garen waren.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

   • 2009 August 20, Johannes, “Wat is het nut van auto gordels i.c.m. airbags?”, in nl.auto, Usenet‎^[2]:

     En niet te vergeten de kreukelzones en de opvouwbare stuurkolom, die tegenwoordig gemeengoed zijn, maar indertijd waren er geen kreukelzones en was de stuurkolom nog een stijve spies waaraan je geregen kon worden als babi of ajam aan een satéstokje.

     And do not forget the crumple zones and the collapsible steering column, that are commonplace today, but at the times there were no crumple zones and the steering column was still a rigid spear on which you could be impailed like pork or chicken on a satay skewer.

   • 2011 May 29, Claas Compaan, “Het willen verbieden van nertsenfokkerijen.”, in nl.politiek, Usenet‎^[3]:

     Omdat ze in China honden door de babi douwen,^[sic] moeten we het dus hier ook doen?

     So because they put dogs in their (Indo-Malay) pork,^[sic] we should do the same? (based on the misconception that the dish is Chinese)

Derived terms

• babi ketjap
• babi pangang
• saté babi

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French

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Adjective

babi (feminine singular babie, masculine plural babis, feminine plural babies)

1. Babist (attributive)

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Indonesian

babi

Etymology

From Malay babi, from Proto-Malayic *babi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbabi/
• Hyphenation: ba‧bi

Noun

babi (first-person possessive babiku, second-person possessive babimu, third-person possessive babinya)

1. pig (mammal of genus Sus)

   Synonyms: bagong, celeng

2. (vulgar) a swear word

Derived terms

• babi alu
• babi baran
• babi dara
• babi gajah
• babi guling
• babi hutan
• babi kawan
• babi kurus
• babi lalang
• babi laut
• babi murai
• babi rusa
• babi wrase
• membabi

 

Descendants

• → Dutch: babi

Further reading

• “babi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Javanese

Noun

babi

1. pig

Romanization

babi

1. Romanization of ꦧꦧꦶ

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Karo Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Batak *babuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

Noun

babi

1. pig (mammal of genus Sus)

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Malay

babi

Alternative forms

• baie (Brunei Malay)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *babi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /babi/
• Rhymes: -abi, -bi, -i

Noun

babi (Jawi spelling بابي‎, plural babi-babi, informal 1st possessive babiku, impolite 2nd possessive babimu, 3rd possessive babinya)

1. pig (mammal of genus Sus)

   Synonyms: khinzir, خنزير‎

2. (offensive) a contemptible person

Usage notes

• The word babi happens to be popularly used for insult and is very offensive, instead occasionally replaced by khinzir when talking about the animal.

Derived terms

• babi hutan / بابي هوتن‎

Descendants

• Indonesian: babi
  • → Dutch: babi

Further reading

• “babi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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Middle English

Noun

babi

1. Alternative form of baby

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Polish

Etymology

From baba +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.bʲi/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ba‧bi
• Rhymes: -abʲi

Adjective

babi (not comparable)

1. (relational) women's, girl's, womanly

   Synonyms: babski, kobiecy, żeński, niewieści

Declension

declension of babi

case	singular				plural
	masculine personal/animate	masculine inanimate	neuter	feminine	virile	nonvirile
nominative, vocative	babi		babie	babia	babi	babie
genitive	babiego			babiej	babich
dative	babiemu				babim
accusative	babiego	babi	babie	babią	babich	babie
instrumental	babim				babimi
locative				babiej	babich

Further reading

• babi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• babi in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

babi (Cyrillic spelling баби)

1. dative/locative singular of baba

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Spanish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbabi/, [ˈba.β̞i]

Noun

babi m (plural babis)

1. smock

Further reading

• “babi” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Toba Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Batak *babuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

Noun

babi

1. pig (mammal of genus Sus)

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Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English baby.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbabɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbaːbi/, /ˈbabi/

Noun

babi m (plural babis)

1. baby

   Synonym: baban

Derived terms

• babïaidd (“babyish, infantile”)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “babi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
babi	fabi	mabi	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.