"бака" meaning in Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

IPA: /bǎːka/
Etymology: From earlier бабка; compare ба̏ба. Head templates: {{sh-noun|g=f|head=ба́ка}} ба́ка f (Latin spelling báka) Forms: ба́ка [canonical, feminine], báka [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], ба́ка [nominative, singular], баке [nominative, plural], баке [genitive, singular], бака [genitive, plural], баки [dative, singular], бакама [dative, plural], баку [accusative, singular], баке [accusative, plural], ба̑ко [singular, vocative], баке [plural, vocative], баки [locative, singular], бакама [locative, plural], баком [instrumental, singular], бакама [instrumental, plural]
  1. (hypocoristic) grandmother, grandma Tags: familiar
    Sense id: en-бака-sh-noun-h3UaD5Xm
  2. (hypocoristic, regional) old woman Tags: familiar, regional
    Sense id: en-бака-sh-noun-m7ggBMhg Categories (other): Regional Serbo-Croatian, Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header, Female family members, Female people Disambiguation of Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Female family members: 15 85 Disambiguation of Female people: 0 100
{
  "etymology_text": "From earlier бабка; compare ба̏ба.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ба́ка",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "báka",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ба́ка",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "баке",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "баке",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "бака",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "баки",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "бакама",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "баку",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "баке",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ба̑ко",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "баке",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "баки",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "бакама",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "баком",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "бакама",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "head": "ба́ка"
      },
      "expansion": "ба́ка f (Latin spelling báka)",
      "name": "sh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ба‧ка"
  ],
  "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
  "lang_code": "sh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "grandmother, grandma"
      ],
      "id": "en-бака-sh-noun-h3UaD5Xm",
      "links": [
        [
          "grandmother",
          "grandmother"
        ],
        [
          "grandma",
          "grandma"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(hypocoristic) grandmother, grandma"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "familiar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Regional Serbo-Croatian",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 87",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 85",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sh",
          "name": "Female family members",
          "orig": "sh:Female family members",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sh",
          "name": "Female people",
          "orig": "sh:Female people",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old woman"
      ],
      "id": "en-бака-sh-noun-m7ggBMhg",
      "links": [
        [
          "regional",
          "regional#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(hypocoristic, regional) old woman"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "familiar",
        "regional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bǎːka/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "бака"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Serbo-Croatian feminine nouns",
    "Serbo-Croatian lemmas",
    "Serbo-Croatian nouns",
    "sh:Female family members",
    "sh:Female people"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From earlier бабка; compare ба̏ба.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ба́ка",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "báka",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ба́ка",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "баке",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "баке",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "бака",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "баки",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "бакама",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "баку",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "баке",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ба̑ко",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "баке",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "баки",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "бакама",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "баком",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "бакама",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "head": "ба́ка"
      },
      "expansion": "ба́ка f (Latin spelling báka)",
      "name": "sh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ба‧ка"
  ],
  "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
  "lang_code": "sh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "grandmother, grandma"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grandmother",
          "grandmother"
        ],
        [
          "grandma",
          "grandma"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(hypocoristic) grandmother, grandma"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "familiar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Regional Serbo-Croatian"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old woman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "regional",
          "regional#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(hypocoristic, regional) old woman"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "familiar",
        "regional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bǎːka/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "бака"
}

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