"babu" meaning in Swahili

See babu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-babu.flac [Kenya] Forms: babu [plural]
Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} babu, {{sw-noun|n}} babu (n class, plural babu)
  1. grandfather (from either side) Wikipedia link: sw:babu Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Male family members Coordinate_terms: bibi
    Sense id: en-babu-sw-noun-Qg09m2gk Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for babu meaning in Swahili (1.3kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swahili dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-06-04 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (e9e0a99 and db5a844). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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