बुबा

Garhwali

Etymology

Compare Hindi बाप (bāp).

Noun

बुबा (bubā) m

1. father, dad

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bubä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: बुबा

Noun

बुबा • (bubā)

1. father, dad

   Synonyms: बा (bā), बुवा (buwā), बाबा (bābā), पिता (pitā)

2. term of address to father.

References

• “बुबा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “बुबा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “बुबा”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner