"baba" meaning in Marshallese

See baba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [pˠɑːbˠɑ], [pˠɑ pˠɑ], /pˠæɰpˠæɰ/ (note: phonemic)
Etymology: From baby talk; similar forms exist in many other languages such as English papa and Mandarin 爸爸 (bàba, “father, daddy”). Etymology templates: {{cog|en|papa}} English papa, {{cog|cmn|爸爸||father, daddy|tr=bàba}} Mandarin 爸爸 (bàba, “father, daddy”) Head templates: {{head|mh|noun|||||||||cat2=|head=|tr=}} baba, {{mh-head|noun}} baba, {{tlb|mh|colloquial}} (colloquial)
  1. father, dad, daddy Tags: colloquial Synonyms: jem-
    Sense id: en-baba-mh-noun-C9YLMoSJ Categories (other): Parents Disambiguation of Parents: 46 54
  2. (vocative) dad, papa, daddy (used to address one's father) Tags: colloquial, vocative
    Sense id: en-baba-mh-noun-aNrybgFz Categories (other): Marshallese entries with incorrect language header, Male family members, Parents Disambiguation of Marshallese entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Male family members: 42 58 Disambiguation of Parents: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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 1 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 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 0 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 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
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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          "word": "jem-"
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      "ipa": "[pˠɑːbˠɑ]",
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        "human-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[pˠɑ pˠɑ]",
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        "linguistics",
        "human-sciences",
        "sciences"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/pˠæɰpˠæɰ/",
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        "linguistics",
        "human-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pˠɑ pˠɑ]",
      "topics": [
        "phonetics",
        "phonology",
        "linguistics",
        "human-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pˠæɰpˠæɰ/",
      "note": "phonemic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "baba"
}

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