bab in Scottish Gaelic

IPA: /pap/ Forms: baba [genitive, singular], baban [plural], babannan [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], bab [mutation, mutation-radical], bhab [lenition, mutation] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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    }
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"bab" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

Noun