बाबू
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩- (*bābba-), imitative of baby talk.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
बाबू • (bābū) m (Urdu spelling بابو)
Declension[edit]
Declension of बाबू (masc ū-stem)
Descendants[edit]
- → Jarawa: babu (“(govt.) official”)
References[edit]
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bāppa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press