"बाबू" meaning in All languages combined

See बाबू on Wiktionary

Noun [Hindi]

IPA: /bɑː.buː/ [Delhi], [bäː.buː] [Delhi]
Etymology: Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩- (*bābba-), imitative of baby talk. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|hi|inc-ash|*𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩- (*bābba-), {{inh+|hi|inc-ash|*𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩-}} Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩- (*bābba-), {{onomatopoeic|hi|title=imitative}} imitative Head templates: {{hi-noun|g=m|ur=بابو}} बाबू • (bābū) m (Urdu spelling بابو) Inflection templates: {{hi-ndecl|<M>}} Forms: bābū [romanization], بابو [Urdu], no-table-tags [table-tags], बाबू [direct, singular], बाबू [direct, plural], बाबू [oblique, singular], बाबुओं [oblique, plural], बाबू [singular, vocative], बाबुओ [plural, vocative]
  1. papa, father
    Sense id: en-बाबू-hi-noun-~ZgPfYFS Categories (other): Hindi entries with incorrect language header, Hindi onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Hindi entries with incorrect language header: 39 15 46 Disambiguation of Hindi onomatopoeias: 41 17 41
  2. clerk
    Sense id: en-बाबू-hi-noun-xA3HKwIo Categories (other): Hindi terms with collocations, Hindi entries with incorrect language header, Hindi onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Hindi entries with incorrect language header: 39 15 46 Disambiguation of Hindi onomatopoeias: 41 17 41
  3. (polite, to elders) sir, mister Tags: polite
    Sense id: en-बाबू-hi-noun-CmtucpfU Categories (other): Hindi entries with incorrect language header, Hindi onomatopoeias, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hindi entries with incorrect language header: 39 15 46 Disambiguation of Hindi onomatopoeias: 41 17 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 23 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 7 54
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "[bäː.buː]",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "बाबू"
}

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