"baba" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: /babə/ [Johor-Selangor], /baba/ [Riau-Lingga] Forms: باب [Jawi], baba-baba [plural], baba² [plural]
Rhymes: -abə, -bə, -ə Etymology: Voiced bapa. Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=باب}} baba (Jawi spelling باب, plural baba-baba or baba²)
  1. father (male parent) Synonyms: bapa (alt: bapanda, bapai, bapak, bapang, papa), ayah (alt: ayahanda, aya, yah), abah (alt: aba, bah), rama
    Sense id: en-baba-ms-noun-F3VG3s32 Categories (other): Male Disambiguation of Male: 85 11 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Family Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 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 Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /babə/ [Johor-Selangor], /baba/ [Riau-Lingga] Forms: باب [Jawi], baba-baba [plural], baba² [plural], babah [alternative]
Rhymes: -abə, -bə, -ə Etymology: Possibly borrowed from Persian بابا (bâbâ). See Baba (honorific). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ms|fa|بابا|nocap=1|tr=bâbâ}} borrowed from Persian بابا (bâbâ) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=باب}} baba (Jawi spelling باب, plural baba-baba or baba²)
  1. A colonial Straits-born European, Eurasian, or Chinese man (as opposed to immigrant Chinese or European males)
    Sense id: en-baba-ms-noun-LNOvRRAy Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 10 54 36
  2. (archaic) Respectful term of address for a Portuguese gentleman Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-baba-ms-noun-2Hqfodlx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Baba
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Family Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 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 Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 0
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  "etymology_text": "Voiced bapa.",
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      "form": "baba-baba",
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          "alt": "bapanda, bapai, bapak, bapang, papa",
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        },
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          "alt": "ayahanda, aya, yah",
          "word": "ayah"
        },
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        },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-bə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "baba"
}

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    },
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      "alt": "bapanda, bapai, bapak, bapang, papa",
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      "word": "ayah"
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      "alt": "aba, bah",
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      "word": "rama"
    }
  ],
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