"baba" meaning in Hausa

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Noun

IPA: /bàː.bá/, [bàː.bə́] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: bā̀ba [canonical, masculine], bā̀ban [possessed-form]
Etymology: A widespread areal word. Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|bā̀ba}} bā̀ba m (possessed form bā̀ban)
  1. father
    Sense id: en-baba-ha-noun-iKGIHwAl
  2. Used as a term of address for a man of appropriate age to be one's father, or who shares one's father's name.
    Sense id: en-baba-ha-noun-ZDDlokSP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1

Noun

IPA: /bàː.báː/, [bàː.báː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: bā̀bā [canonical, masculine], bā̀bànni [plural], bā̀ban [possessed-form]
Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|bā̀bā|bā̀bànni}} bā̀bā m (plural bā̀bànni, possessed form bā̀ban)
  1. eunuch
    Sense id: en-baba-ha-noun-02Vewrfa Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 6 18 29 10 20 18
  2. impotent man
    Sense id: en-baba-ha-noun-DLM7NMc1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1

Noun

IPA: /báː.bà/, [báː.bə̀] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: bābà [canonical, feminine], bābàr̃ [possessed-form]
Etymology: Probably an early borrowing from Kanuri báwà (“paternal aunt”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|kr|bawa|báwà|paternal aunt}} Kanuri báwà (“paternal aunt”) Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|bābà}} bābà f (possessed form bābàr̃)
  1. paternal aunt
    Sense id: en-baba-ha-noun-Pdq-m1bA Categories (other): Family members Disambiguation of Family members: 12 14 14 12 36 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1

Noun

IPA: /báː.báː/, [báː.báː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: bābā [canonical, masculine], bāban [possessed-form]
Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|bābā}} bābā m (possessed form bāban)
  1. indigo (the plant, or the dye from it)
    Sense id: en-baba-ha-noun-DfNGOJ6t Categories (other): Dyes, Plants Disambiguation of Dyes: 5 12 22 5 14 42 Disambiguation of Plants: 5 11 21 5 14 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "paternal aunt"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "paternal aunt",
          "paternal aunt"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/báː.bà/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[báː.bə̀]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "baba"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa masculine nouns",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Pages with 81 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ha:Dyes",
    "ha:Family members",
    "ha:Plants"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "4",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bābā",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bāban",
      "links": [
        [
          "bāban",
          "baban"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "bābā"
      },
      "expansion": "bābā m (possessed form bāban)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "indigo (the plant, or the dye from it)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "indigo",
          "indigo"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/báː.báː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[báː.báː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "baba"
}

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