"babá" meaning in Macanese

See babá in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Possibly of onomatopoeic origin. Most likely unrelated to Cantonese 爸爸 (baa⁴ baa¹, “dad”). Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeia|mzs|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{ncog|yue|爸爸|t=dad|tr=baa⁴ baa¹}} Cantonese 爸爸 (baa⁴ baa¹, “dad”) Head templates: {{head|mzs|noun}} babá
  1. boy
    Sense id: en-babá-mzs-noun-zGp3hATq
  2. young boy Categories (topical): Male people
    Sense id: en-babá-mzs-noun-QdNIKB9z Disambiguation of Male people: 34 66 Categories (other): Macanese entries with incorrect language header, Macanese onomatopoeias, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Macanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of Macanese onomatopoeias: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: babachai, babanino
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "babachai"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "babanino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mzs",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "onomatopoeic",
      "name": "onomatopoeia"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yue",
        "2": "爸爸",
        "t": "dad",
        "tr": "baa⁴ baa¹"
      },
      "expansion": "Cantonese 爸爸 (baa⁴ baa¹, “dad”)",
      "name": "ncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly of onomatopoeic origin. Most likely unrelated to Cantonese 爸爸 (baa⁴ baa¹, “dad”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mzs",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "babá",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Macanese",
  "lang_code": "mzs",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: atâi (“Chinese boy”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "boy"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "boy",
          "boy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 99",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Macanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 97",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Macanese onomatopoeias",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 99",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 66",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "mzs",
          "name": "Male people",
          "orig": "mzs:Male people",
          "parents": [
            "Male",
            "People",
            "Gender",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Social sciences",
            "Fundamental",
            "Society"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "young boy"
      ],
      "id": "en-babá-mzs-noun-QdNIKB9z",
      "links": [
        [
          "young",
          "young"
        ],
        [
          "boy",
          "boy"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "babá"
}
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    "Macanese lemmas",
    "Macanese nouns",
    "Macanese onomatopoeias",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "mzs:Male people"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "babachai"
    },
    {
      "word": "babanino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mzs",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "onomatopoeic",
      "name": "onomatopoeia"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yue",
        "2": "爸爸",
        "t": "dad",
        "tr": "baa⁴ baa¹"
      },
      "expansion": "Cantonese 爸爸 (baa⁴ baa¹, “dad”)",
      "name": "ncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly of onomatopoeic origin. Most likely unrelated to Cantonese 爸爸 (baa⁴ baa¹, “dad”).",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mzs",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "babá",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Macanese",
  "lang_code": "mzs",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: atâi (“Chinese boy”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "boy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "boy",
          "boy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "young boy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "young",
          "young"
        ],
        [
          "boy",
          "boy"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "babá"
}

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