بابو

See also: بابا

Sindhi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩- (*bābba-), imitative of baby talk.

Noun

بابو • (bābom (Devanagari बाबो)

  1. father
    Synonyms: پِتا (pita), ابُ (abu), والِدُ (vālidu)

Ternate

Verb

بابو

  1. Jawi spelling of babu‎‎

References

  • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bābbas, imitative of baby talk.

Pronunciation

Noun

بابو • (bābūm (Hindi spelling बाबू)

  1. papa, father
  2. clerk
    سرکاری بابوsarkārī bābūgovernmental clerk
  3. (polite, to elders) sir, mister