बाबू
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩- (*bābba-), imitative of baby talk.
Pronunciation
Noun
बाबू • (bābū) m
- papa, father
- clerk
- (deprecated template usage) सरकारी बाबू ― sarkārī bābū ― governmental clerk
- (polite, to elders) sir, mister
Declension
Declension of बाबू (masc ū-stem)
Descendants
- → Jarawa: babu (“(govt.) official”)