"बाबू" meaning in Hindi

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Noun

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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hindi entries with incorrect language header: 62 32 6 Disambiguation of Hindi onomatopoeias: 74 20 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 15 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 8 8
  2. clerk
    Sense id: en-बाबू-hi-noun-xA3HKwIo Categories (other): Hindi terms with collocations
  3. (polite, to elders) sir, mister Tags: polite
    Sense id: en-बाबू-hi-noun-CmtucpfU
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "anq",
            "2": "babu",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "(govt.) official"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Jarawa: babu (“(govt.) official”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Jarawa: babu (“(govt.) official”)"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "glossary"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "inc-ash",
        "3": "*𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "inc-ash",
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      },
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      "name": "inh+"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "onomatopoeic"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bābū",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "بابو",
      "tags": [
        "Urdu"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hi-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ū-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "बाबू",
      "roman": "bābū",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "direct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "बाबू",
      "roman": "bābū",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "direct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "बाबू",
      "roman": "bābū",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "बाबुओं",
      "roman": "bābuõ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "बाबू",
      "roman": "bābū",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "बाबुओ",
      "roman": "bābuo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "ur": "بابو"
      },
      "expansion": "बाबू • (bābū) m (Urdu spelling بابو)",
      "name": "hi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<M>"
      },
      "name": "hi-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hindi",
  "lang_code": "hi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "62 32 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hindi entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 20 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hindi onomatopoeias",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "65 15 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "84 8 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "papa, father"
      ],
      "id": "en-बाबू-hi-noun-~ZgPfYFS",
      "links": [
        [
          "papa",
          "papa"
        ],
        [
          "father",
          "father"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hindi terms with collocations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with collocations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "governmental clerk",
          "roman": "sarkārī bābū",
          "text": "सरकारी बाबू",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "clerk"
      ],
      "id": "en-बाबू-hi-noun-xA3HKwIo",
      "links": [
        [
          "clerk",
          "clerk"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "sir, mister"
      ],
      "id": "en-बाबू-hi-noun-CmtucpfU",
      "links": [
        [
          "elder",
          "elder"
        ],
        [
          "sir",
          "sir"
        ],
        [
          "mister",
          "mister"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "to elders",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(polite, to elders) sir, mister"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "polite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɑː.buː/",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bäː.buː]",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "बाबू"
}
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    "Hindi lemmas",
    "Hindi masculine nouns",
    "Hindi masculine ū-stem nouns",
    "Hindi nouns",
    "Hindi onomatopoeias",
    "Hindi terms derived from Ashokan Prakrit",
    "Hindi terms inherited from Ashokan Prakrit",
    "Hindi terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "anq",
            "2": "babu",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "(govt.) official"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Jarawa: babu (“(govt.) official”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Jarawa: babu (“(govt.) official”)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "inc-ash",
        "3": "*𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "inc-ash",
        "3": "*𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩-"
      },
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      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "title": "imitative"
      },
      "expansion": "imitative",
      "name": "onomatopoeic"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩- (*bābba-), imitative of baby talk.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bābū",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "بابو",
      "tags": [
        "Urdu"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hi-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ū-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "बाबू",
      "roman": "bābū",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "direct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "बाबू",
      "roman": "bābū",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "direct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "बाबू",
      "roman": "bābū",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "बाबुओं",
      "roman": "bābuõ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "बाबू",
      "roman": "bābū",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "बाबुओ",
      "roman": "bābuo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "ur": "بابو"
      },
      "expansion": "बाबू • (bābū) m (Urdu spelling بابو)",
      "name": "hi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<M>"
      },
      "name": "hi-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hindi",
  "lang_code": "hi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "papa, father"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "papa",
          "papa"
        ],
        [
          "father",
          "father"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hindi terms with collocations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "governmental clerk",
          "roman": "sarkārī bābū",
          "text": "सरकारी बाबू",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "clerk"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "clerk",
          "clerk"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hindi polite terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sir, mister"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elder",
          "elder"
        ],
        [
          "sir",
          "sir"
        ],
        [
          "mister",
          "mister"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "to elders",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(polite, to elders) sir, mister"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "polite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɑː.buː/",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bäː.buː]",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "बाबू"
}

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