"baba" meaning in Shona

See baba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: babá [canonical, class-1a], vababá [class-2, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *bààbá. Etymology templates: {{inh|sn|bnt-pro|*bààbá}} Proto-Bantu *bààbá Head templates: {{sn-noun|babá|1a}} babá class 1a (plural vababá class 2)
  1. father
    Sense id: en-baba-sn-noun-iKGIHwAl
  2. (Christianity) father (priest) Categories (topical): Christianity, Family, Male Synonyms: fata
    Sense id: en-baba-sn-noun-2pGoq2g2 Disambiguation of Family: 0 100 Disambiguation of Male: 14 86 Categories (other): Shona entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Shona entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Topics: Christianity

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        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*bààbá"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *bààbá.",
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    {
      "form": "babá",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-1a"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vababá",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sn",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "father"
      ],
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        ]
      ]
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            "Religion",
            "Culture",
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 68",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
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          "langcode": "sn",
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            "People",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "14 86",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sn",
          "name": "Male",
          "orig": "sn:Male",
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            "Gender",
            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
            "Sciences",
            "Social sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Society",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
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          "father"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Christianity) father (priest)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "fata"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Shona entries with incorrect language header",
    "Shona lemmas",
    "Shona nouns",
    "Shona terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Shona terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
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    "sn:Male"
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  ],
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      "tags": [
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    },
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    }
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sn",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "father"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "father",
          "father"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "sn:Christianity"
      ],
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        "father (priest)"
      ],
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          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "father",
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        ]
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "fata"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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