"Baba" meaning in Hausa

See Baba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /bàː.bá/, [bàː.bə́] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: Bā̀ba [canonical, feminine, masculine]
Head templates: {{head|ha|proper noun|g=m|g2=f|head=Bā̀ba|sort=}} Bā̀ba m or f, {{ha-proper noun|m|Bā̀ba|g2=f}} Bā̀ba m or f
  1. a unisex given name Categories (topical): Hausa female given names, Hausa given names, Hausa male given names, Hausa unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Baba-ha-name-NHbuMNUu Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for Baba meaning in Hausa (1.6kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Hausa dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-06-23 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-06-20 using wiktextract (1b9bfc5 and 0136956). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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