babi

See also: Babi, babí, and bábi

Languages (26)

Albanian • Azerbaijani • Baba Malay • Balinese • Barngarla • Betoi • Czech • Dutch • French • Hausa • Iban • Indonesian • Javanese • Kapampangan • Karo Batak • Kashubian • Malay • Middle English • Occitan • Polish • Portuguese • Serbo-Croatian • Spanish • Toba Batak • Welsh • Woiwurrung

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Albanian

Noun

babi

1. dad, father

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		баби
Arabic		بابی

Etymology

From Bab (“the Báb”) +‎ -i.

Noun

babi (definite accusative babini, plural babilər)

1. (Abrahamism) Bábí (follower of Bábism)

Declension

Declension of babi

	singular	plural
nominative	babi	babilər
definite accusative	babini	babiləri
dative	babiyə	babilərə
locative	babidə	babilərdə
ablative	babidən	babilərdən
definite genitive	babinin	babilərin

Possessive forms of babi

	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	babim	babilərim
sənin (“your”)	babin	babilərin
onun (“his/her/its”)	babisi	babiləri
bizim (“our”)	babimiz	babilərimiz
sizin (“your”)	babiniz	babiləriniz
onların (“their”)	babisi or babiləri	babiləri
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	babimi	babilərimi
sənin (“your”)	babini	babilərini
onun (“his/her/its”)	babisini	babilərini
bizim (“our”)	babimizi	babilərimizi
sizin (“your”)	babinizi	babilərinizi
onların (“their”)	babisini or babilərini	babilərini
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	babimə	babilərimə
sənin (“your”)	babinə	babilərinə
onun (“his/her/its”)	babisinə	babilərinə
bizim (“our”)	babimizə	babilərimizə
sizin (“your”)	babinizə	babilərinizə
onların (“their”)	babisinə or babilərinə	babilərinə
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	babimdə	babilərimdə
sənin (“your”)	babində	babilərində
onun (“his/her/its”)	babisində	babilərində
bizim (“our”)	babimizdə	babilərimizdə
sizin (“your”)	babinizdə	babilərinizdə
onların (“their”)	babisində or babilərində	babilərində
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	babimdən	babilərimdən
sənin (“your”)	babindən	babilərindən
onun (“his/her/its”)	babisindən	babilərindən
bizim (“our”)	babimizdən	babilərimizdən
sizin (“your”)	babinizdən	babilərinizdən
onların (“their”)	babisindən or babilərindən	babilərindən
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	babimin	babilərimin
sənin (“your”)	babinin	babilərinin
onun (“his/her/its”)	babisinin	babilərinin
bizim (“our”)	babimizin	babilərimizin
sizin (“your”)	babinizin	babilərinizin
onların (“their”)	babisinin or babilərinin	babilərinin

Derived terms

• babilik

References

• Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “babi”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎^[1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 1, Baku: Şərq-Qərb, page 194

Baba Malay

Etymology

From Malay babi.

Noun

babi

1. pig, hog (mammal of genus Sus)
2. pork

References

• Lee, Nala H. (2022), “babi”, in A Grammar of Modern Baba Malay, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 343

Balinese

babi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy. Doublet of bawi.

Noun

babi (Balinese script ᬩᬩᬶ)

1. pig (mammal of genus Sus)

   Synonyms: (alus mider) bawi, (andap) céléng

Further reading

• “babi”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Barngarla

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbabi/

Noun

babi

1. father

References

• Page 78 of Zuckermann, Ghil'ad, Emmalene Richards and the Barngarla (2021), Mangiri Yarda (Healthy Country: Barngarla Wellbeing and Nature), Adelaide: Revivalistics Press.

Betoi

Noun

babi

1. father

References

• Raoul Zamponi, Betoi (2003)

Czech

Alternative forms

• bábi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Old Czech babička

Czech babičkaclip.

Czech babi

Clipping of babička.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbabɪ]

Noun

babi f (indeclinable)

1. (childish) diminutive of babička: grandma, grandmother

   Babi budeme navštěvovat v neděli. ― We'll be visiting grandma by Sunday.

Further reading

• “babi”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “babi”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “babi”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaː.bi/
• Hyphenation: ba‧bi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian بابی (bābī / bâbi).

Noun

babi m (plural babi's, no diminutive)

1. (Abrahamism) Bábí (follower of Bábism)

Derived terms

• babisme

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay babi.

Noun

babi m (plural babi's, no diminutive)

1. (dated) pig or hog in Indonesia
2. pork in an Indonesian or Malay dish
   • 2003 May 5, E.d.u. S., “Tip: er zijn weer wijnstokken”, in nl.culinair‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Ik ben altijd een groot voorstander geweest van het aran-vuurtje waar je dan zo gezellig naast zat te kipassen terwijl de stukjes babi aan het garen waren.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2009 August 20, Johannes, “Wat is het nut van auto gordels i.c.m. airbags?”, in nl.auto‎^[3] (Usenet):

     En niet te vergeten de kreukelzones en de opvouwbare stuurkolom, die tegenwoordig gemeengoed zijn, maar indertijd waren er geen kreukelzones en was de stuurkolom nog een stijve spies waaraan je geregen kon worden als babi of ajam aan een satéstokje.

     And do not forget the crumple zones and the collapsible steering column, that are commonplace today, but at the times there were no crumple zones and the steering column was still a rigid spear on which you could be impailed like pork or chicken on a satay skewer.

   • 2011 May 29, Claas Compaan, “Het willen verbieden van nertsenfokkerijen.”, in nl.politiek‎^[4] (Usenet):

     Omdat ze in China honden door de babi douwen,^[sic] moeten we het dus hier ook doen?

     So because they put dogs in their (Indo-Malay) pork,^[sic] we should do the same? (based on the misconception that the dish is Chinese)

Derived terms

• babi ketjap
• babi pangang
• saté babi

French

Etymology

From Bab (“the Báb”) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.bi/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Adjective

babi (feminine babie, masculine plural babis, feminine plural babies)

1. (Abrahamism, relational) Bábí (of or relating to Báb or Bábism)

Noun

babi m (plural babis, feminine babie)

1. (Abrahamism) Bábí (follower of Bábism)

Related terms

• babisme

Further reading

• “babi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَاب (bāb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /báː.bìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [báː.bìː]

Noun

bābī̀ m (possessed form bābìn)

1. chapter (section of a book)

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *babi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbabi/
• Hyphenation: ba‧bi

Noun

babi

1. pig (mammal of genus Sus)

   Synonym: jani

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay babi, from Proto-Malayic *babi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy. Doublet of bagong.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbabi/ [ˈba.bi]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -abi
• Syllabification: ba‧bi

Noun

babi (plural babi-babi)

1. pig (mammal of genus Sus)

   Synonyms: bagong, celeng

2. (vulgar, figuratively) a greedy person
   • 2023-05-03, Video by Amien Rais Official, youtube.com:

     KITA BUKAN BANGSA "KAMBING" YANG RELA DIKUASAI OLEH PARA "SERIGALA" DAN AKHIRNYA PARA "BABI".

     We are not a dumb nation ruled by cruel leaders and then by greedy ones.

3. (vulgar) a contemptible person, a motherfucker

   Aidit babi!

   Fucking Aidit!

Derived terms

• babi air
• babi alu
• babi baran
• babi dara
• babi gajah
• babi guling
• babi hutan
• babi kawan
• babi kurus
• babi lalang
• babi laut
• babi murai
• babi rusa
• babi wrase
• membabi

Descendants

• → Dutch: babi

Further reading

• “babi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese bawi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

Noun

babi (Carakan spelling ꦧꦧꦶ)

1. domesticated pig (mammal of genus Sus)

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *babuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy. Compare Tagalog baboy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbabiʔ/ [ˈba.bɪʔ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧bi

Noun

bábî

1. pig (mammal of genus Sus)
2. pork

Derived terms

• babing dikut
• binabi
• kababian
• magbabi
• magbinabi

See also

• bigak

Karo Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Batak *babuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

Noun

babi

1. pig (mammal of genus Sus)

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *babьjь. By surface analysis, baba +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.bi/
• Rhymes: -abi
• Syllabification: ba‧bi

Noun

babi (not comparable, no derived adverb)

1. (relational, colloquial, derogatory) women's, girl's

Further reading

• Stefan Ramułt (1893), “babi”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 4
• Jan Trepczyk (1994), “babi”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “babi”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[5]
• “babi”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Malay

babi

Alternative forms

• baie (Brunei)
• vavi (Malaysia, euphemistic)
• 8481 (Malaysia, Internet slang)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *babi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbabi/ [ˈba.bi]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -bi, -i
• Hyphenation: ba‧bi

Noun

babi (Jawi spelling بابي, plural babi-babi or babi²)

1. pig (mammal of genus Sus)

   Synonyms: khinzir, (Sarawak) kambing batu

2. (derogatory, offensive) contemptible person

   Coordinate term: anjing

Usage notes

• The word babi happens to be popularly used as an insult and is very offensive, so it is occasionally replaced by khinzir (or kambing batu in Sarawak) when talking about the animal. This is because pigs are unclean animals in Islam, Malaysia's national religion and the traditional religion of the Malays.

Derived terms

• babi alu
• babi balar
• babi bodoh
• babi duyung
• babi hutan
• babi janggut
• babi laut
• babi nangoi
• babi rantai
• babi rusa
• babi tanah
• babi tunggal
• membabi

Descendants

• > Baba Malay: babi (inherited)
• > Indonesian: babi (inherited)
  • → Dutch: babi
• → Palauan: babii
  • → Yapese: baabiy

Further reading

• "babi" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Middle English

Noun

babi

1. alternative form of baby

Occitan

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque babil, from Vulgar Latin *papīlum, from Latin papȳrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baˈβi]

Noun

babi m (Gascony)

1. alternative form of pabiou (“candlewick”)

References

• Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1985), “pabilo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎^[6] (in Spanish), volume IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 330
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “papyrus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 7: N–Pas, page 589

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *babьjь. By surface analysis, baba +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.bi/

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Goral):
    • (Zagórze) IPA^(key): [ˈba.bi]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -abi
• Syllabification: ba‧bi

Adjective

babi (not comparable, no derived adverb)

1. (relational, dated) women's, girl's, womanly

   Synonyms: babski, damski, kobiecy, niewieści, żeński

Declension

Declension of babi (soft)

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative/vocative	babi		babia	babie	babi	babie
genitive	babiego		babiej	babiego	babich
dative	babiemu		babiej	babiemu	babim
accusative	babiego	babi	babią	babie	babich	babie
instrumental	babim		babią	babim	babimi
locative	babim		babiej	babim	babich

Derived terms

nouns

• babie lato
• zęby babie

Further reading

• “babi”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[7] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “babi”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[8] (in Polish)
• Józefa Kobylińska (2001), “babi”, in Marian Kucała, editor, Słownik gwary gorczańskiej (zagórzańskiej)‎^[9] (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Akademii Pedagogicznej, →ISBN, page 2

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بابی (bābī / bâbi).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈbi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈbi/ [bɐˈβi]

• Hyphenation: ba‧bi

Adjective

babi m or f (plural babis)

1. (Abrahamism) Bábí (of or relating to Báb or Bábism)

   Synonym: babista

Related terms

• babismo
• babista

Further reading

• “babi”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “babi”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “babi”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

babi (Cyrillic spelling баби)

1. dative/locative singular of baba

Spanish

Etymology

Hypocoristic of babero (“bib”), perhaps with some influence from English baby.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbabi/ [ˈba.β̞i]
• Rhymes: -abi
• Syllabification: ba‧bi

Noun

babi m (plural babis)

1. smock

Further reading

• “babi”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Toba Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Batak *babuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

Noun

babi

1. pig (mammal of genus Sus)

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English baby.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbabɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbaːbi/, /ˈbabi/

Noun

babi m (plural babis)

1. baby

   Synonym: baban

Derived terms

• babïaidd (“babyish, infantile”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of babi

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
babi	fabi	mabi	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “babi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Woiwurrung

Alternative forms

• bapi
• ba pi

Noun

babi

1. niece

See also

• pa-ren-ger-roon (“niece”)
• woorning (“nephew”)
• karri-karri-imboo (“nephew, cousin”)
• nar-bung-ur-roon (“nephew”)
• badjurr (“woman”)