बाबा
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Imitative of baby talk. Compare Persian بابا (bâbâ), Arabic بَابَا (bābā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]बाबा • (bābā) m (Urdu spelling بابا)
- dad, papa
- paternal grandfather
- Synonym: दादा (dādā)
- (vocative, respectful) a male elder
- (vocative, endearing) a small child
Declension
[edit]Declension of बाबा (masc unmarked ā-stem)
Nepali
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]बाबा • (bābā) m
References
[edit]- “बाबा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary][1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018