"Baba" meaning in Malay

See Baba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbaba/, [ˈba.ba] Forms: باب [Jawi], Baba-Baba [plural], Babaku [first-person, informal, possessive], Babamu [possessive, second-person], Babanya [possessive, third-person]
Etymology: Possibly ultimately derived from Classical Persian بابا (bâbâ) or Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀓 (*bābbaka, “father”). Compare Hindi बाबा (bābā), Urdu بابا (bābā), Bengali বাবা (baba). See Baba (honorific). Etymology templates: {{glossary|derived terms|derived}} derived, {{der|ms|fa-cls|بابا|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=bâbâ|ts=}} Classical Persian بابا (bâbâ), {{der+|ms|fa-cls|بابا|nocap=1|tr=bâbâ}} derived from Classical Persian بابا (bâbâ), {{ncog|inc-ash|*𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩|*𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀓|father}} Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀓 (*bābbaka, “father”), {{cog|hi|बाबा}} Hindi बाबा (bābā), {{cog|ur|بابا}} Urdu بابا (bābā), {{cog|bn|বাবা}} Bengali বাবা (baba) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=باب}} Baba (Jawi spelling باب, plural Baba-Baba, informal 1st possessive Babaku, 2nd possessive Babamu, 3rd possessive Babanya)
  1. A male Peranakan (mostly found in Malacca, who speak Baba Malay, and historically descend from colonial Straits-born Chinese) Categories (topical): Family, Male
    Sense id: en-Baba-ms-noun-sVrIv1Yh Disambiguation of Family: 50 50 Disambiguation of Male: 49 51 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 69 31
  2. A male descendant of Peranakans (Baba Nyonya) Categories (topical): Family, Male
    Sense id: en-Baba-ms-noun-vqP29h44 Disambiguation of Family: 50 50 Disambiguation of Male: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: baba
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    },
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