बाबू
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See also:
बाबु
and
बाबा
Contents
1
Hindi
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
1.3.1
Declension
1.3.2
Descendants
Hindi
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Etymology
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Inherited
from
Ashokan Prakrit
*𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩-
(
*bābba-
)
, imitative of baby talk.
Pronunciation
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(
Delhi Hindi
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/bɑː.buː/
,
[bäː.buː]
Noun
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बाबू
•
(
bābū
)
m
papa
,
father
clerk
सरकारी बाबू
―
sarkārī bābū
―
governmental clerk
(
polite
,
to
elders
)
sir
,
mister
Declension
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Declension of
बाबू
(
masc ū-stem
)
singular
plural
direct
बाबू
bābū
बाबू
bābū
oblique
बाबू
bābū
बाबुओं
bābuõ
vocative
बाबू
bābū
बाबुओ
bābuo
Descendants
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→
Jarawa:
babu
(
“
(govt.) official
”
)
Categories
:
Hindi terms inherited from Ashokan Prakrit
Hindi terms derived from Ashokan Prakrit
Hindi onomatopoeias
Hindi terms with IPA pronunciation
Hindi lemmas
Hindi nouns
Hindi masculine nouns
Hindi terms with usage examples
Hindi polite terms
Hindi masculine ū-stem nouns
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