Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩- (*bābba-), imitative of baby talk.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bɑː.buː/, [bäː.buː]
बाबू • (bābū) m
- papa, father
- clerk
सरकारी बाबू ― sarkārī bābū ― governmental clerk
- (polite, to elders) sir, mister
Declension[edit]
Declension of बाबू (masc ū-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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बाबू
bābū
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बाबू
bābū
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| oblique
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बाबू
bābū
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बाबुओं
bābuõ
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| vocative
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बाबू
bābū
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बाबुओ
bābuo
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Descendants[edit]
- → Jarawa: babu (“(govt.) official”)
