bibi

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English

Noun

bibi (plural bibis)

  1. (India) grandmother

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic биби
Abjad بیبی

Etymology

Probably from Persian بی بی (bi-bi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [biˈbi]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧bi

Noun

bibi (definite accusative bibini, plural bibilər)

  1. paternal aunt, ("syster of one's father")
Declension

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

bibi

  1. a duck; any member of the form taxon of ducks

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

bibi

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French bibi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi.bi/
  • Hyphenation: bi‧bi

Pronoun

bibi

  1. (informal, Belgium) yours truly (I, me or myself)
    Synonyms: ik, ikzelf

Usage notes

The accompanying verb is conjugated in the 3rd person singular. The word also has a diminutive: bibieke.


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi.bi/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

bibi (invariable)

  1. dual-mode

Noun

bibi m (plural bibis)

  1. a small, lady's hat
  2. a bauble or trinket

Pronoun

bibi

  1. (informal) yours truly (I, me or myself)

Synonyms


Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese beber. Cognates with Kabuverdianu bebi.

Verb

bibi

  1. to drink

Hiligaynon

Noun

bíbi

  1. duck

Noun

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  1. shore, beach

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bibi.

Noun

bibi (first-person possessive bibiku, second-person possessive bibimu, third-person possessive bibinya)

  1. aunt

Synonyms


Japanese

Romanization

bibi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of びび

Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) bibī

  1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of bibō

Spanish

Etymology

Short for biberón.

Noun

bibi m (plural bibis)

  1. (colloquial) baby bottle

Swahili

Noun

bibi (ma class, plural mabibi)

  1. lady; mistress (female master or the female equivalent of a gentleman)
  2. Mrs.
  3. grandmother
  4. (card games) queen

Coordinate terms

See also

Playing cards in Swahili · karata za kucheza (layout · text)
ree, rea, rei mbili tatu nne tano sita saba
nane tisa kumi ghulamu, mzungu wa tatu malkia, mzungu wa pili, bibi mfalme, mzungu wa nne, basha jokari

Thao

Noun

bibi

  1. (anatomy) chin

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بی بی (bîbî), from Persian بی بی (bi-bi).

Noun

bibi

  1. paternal aunt (sister of father)

Synonyms

See also