બા

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Gujarati[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Diminutive of બાઈ (bāī).

Noun[edit]

બા (f

  1. grandmother
  2. sister
    Synonym: બહેન (bahen)
  3. sister-in-law
    Synonym: નણંદ (naṇand)
  4. (dialectal) daughter
  5. (endearing, sometimes dated) mom, mommy
    Synonyms: મમ્મા (mammā), મમ્મી (mammī), મા (), આઈ (āī)

Etymology 2[edit]

Diminutive of બાપ (bāp), બાવા (bāvā).

Noun[edit]

બા (m

  1. paternal grandfather
  2. (Kutch, Sindh) father, dad

Etymology 3[edit]

Interjection[edit]

બા ()

  1. a term of endearment used when addressing a child

Etymology 4[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian با ().

Preposition[edit]

બા ()

  1. (rare) with