"বাবু" meaning in Bengali

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Noun

IPA: /babu/ (note: Rarh), [ˈbabuˑ] (note: Rarh) Forms: babu [romanization]
Etymology: Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀼𑀓 (*bābbuka, “father”). Compare Hindi बाबू (bābū). Doublet of বাবা (baba). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|bn|inc-ash|*𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩|*𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀼𑀓|father|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀼𑀓 (*bābbuka, “father”), {{inh+|bn|inc-ash|*𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩|*𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀼𑀓|father}} Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀼𑀓 (*bābbuka, “father”), {{cog|hi|बाबू}} Hindi बाबू (bābū), {{dbt|bn|বাবা}} Doublet of বাবা (baba) Head templates: {{head|bn|noun|||||||||||||||||autotrinfl=1|head=|sort=|tr=|tr2=}} বাবু • (babu), {{bn-noun}} বাবু • (babu)
  1. clerk, babu
    Sense id: en-বাবু-bn-noun-6Bvz41Ku
  2. gentleman Synonyms: ভদ্রলোক, মিঞা
    Sense id: en-বাবু-bn-noun-YXwGLXuI Categories (other): Bengali entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Bengali entries with incorrect language header: 4 75 17 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 60 24 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 70 18 6
  3. (honorific) sir, master Tags: honorific
    Sense id: en-বাবু-bn-noun-EuywQB7e
  4. (endearing) child, boy, girl Tags: endearing
    Sense id: en-বাবু-bn-noun-cAZGOjOa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ফুলবাবু (phulbabu)
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      "note": "Rarh"
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      "ipa": "[ˈbabuˑ]",
      "note": "Rarh"
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  "word": "বাবু"
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