babbu
See also: babu
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 𑀩𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- बब्बु (Devanagari script)
- বব্বু (Bengali script)
- බබ්බු (Sinhalese script)
- ဗဗ္ဗု or ၿၿ္ၿု or ၿၿ်ၿု (Burmese script)
- พพฺพุ or พัพพุ (Thai script)
- ᨻᨻᩛᩩ (Tai Tham script)
- ພພ຺ພຸ or ພັພພຸ (Lao script)
- ពព្ពុ (Khmer script)
- 𑄝𑄝𑄴𑄝𑄪 (Chakma script)
Etymology
From Sanskrit बभ्रु (babhru, “mongoose”). See there for more.
Noun
babbu m
Declension
Declension table of "babbu" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | babbu | babbavo or babbū |
| Accusative (second) | babbuṃ | babbavo or babbū |
| Instrumental (third) | babbunā | babbūhi or babbūbhi |
| Dative (fourth) | babbussa or babbuno | babbūnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | babbusmā or babbumhā | babbūhi or babbūbhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | babbussa or babbuno | babbūnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | babbusmiṃ or babbumhi | babbūsu |
| Vocative (calling) | babbu | babbave or babbavo |
Sardinian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *babbus. Compare Italian babbo and Romansch bab.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbabbu/
Noun
babbu m (plural babbos) (Limba Sarda Comuna)
See also
Sicilian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbab.bu/
Audio (Eastern Sicilian): (file) - Hyphenation: bàb‧bu
Etymology 1
Uncertain. Compare Italian babbeo, Spanish bobo (“silly, stupid”). Compare also: Italian bamba/bambo/bimbo/bambino.
Adjective
babbu (feminine singular babba, masculine and feminine plural babbi)
Noun
babbu m (plural babbi)
- a stupid or silly person, an idiot
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:babbu
Derived terms
- abbabbijari
- babbarijari
- babbasunazzu
- babbasuni
- babbijari
- babbiju
- babbitùddini
- babbìu
Descendants
- → Italian: babbo (regional Italian)
Etymology 2
Uncertain. Possibly related to etymology 1.
Noun
babbu m (plural babbi)
Related terms
- ciuriḍḍu
- ciuriḍḍuzzu
- papareḍḍa