Baba
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "baba"
German[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From a Slavic language. Compare Polish baba (“grandmother”), Russian баба (baba, “grandma”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Baba f (genitive Baba, plural Babas)
- (regional) grandma
- Synonyms: Oma, Großmutter
Declension[edit]
Declension of Baba [feminine]
Further reading[edit]
- “Baba” in Duden online
Etymology 2[edit]
Adjective[edit]
Baba (indeclinable, predicative only)
- Alternative spelling of baba (“boss, rad, fly”)
Hausa[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Bā̀ba m or f
- a unisex given name
Jamamadí[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Baba
- (Banawá) a unisex given name
References[edit]
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
Baba
Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1618. Contraction of Barbara.
Proper noun[edit]
Baba f
- a female given name
Usage notes[edit]
- Common in Latvia in the 17th and 18th century, but unused today.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Baba did not occur as only given name of anyone in Latvia on May 21, 2010.
Malay[edit]
- see also baba
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From baba, definite form of babă.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Baba f
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