ꦧꦧꦸ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese babu (“mother; older servant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.bu/
  • Rhymes: -bu
  • Hyphenation: ba‧bu

Noun

ꦧꦧꦸ (babu)

  1. (archaic) mother
    Synonym: ꦧꦶꦪꦸꦁ (biyung)
  2. female nanny, female sitter
  3. assistant

Derived terms

  • ꦩ꧀ꦧꦧꦸ (mbabu)

Descendants

  • → Dutch: baboe
  • → Brunei Malay: babu
  • → Malay: babu
  • → Peranakan Indonesian: babu

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “babu”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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