बाबू

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Hindi

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩- (*bābba-), imitative of baby talk.

Pronunciation

Noun

बाबू (bābūm

  1. papa, father
  2. clerk
    (deprecated template usage) सरकारी बाबूsarkārī bābūgovernmental clerk
  3. (polite, to elders) sir, mister