बाबू

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See also: बाबु and बाबा

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /bɑː.buː/, [bäː.buː]

Noun

बाबू • (bābū) m

papa, father
clerk
(deprecated template usage) सरकारी बाबू ― sarkārī bābū ― governmental clerk
(polite, to elders) sir, mister

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