Baba
See also: Appendix:Variations of "baba"
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editBaba (plural Babas)
See also
editSee also
editAnagrams
editGerman
editEtymology 1
editFrom a Slavic language. Compare Polish baba (“grandmother”), Russian баба (baba, “grandma”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editBaba f (genitive Baba, plural Babas)
- (regional) grandma
- Synonyms: Oma, Großmutter
Declension
editDeclension of Baba [feminine]
Further reading
edit- “Baba” in Duden online
Etymology 2
editAdjective
editBaba (indeclinable, predicative only)
- Alternative spelling of baba (“boss, rad, fly”)
Hausa
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editBā̀ba m or f
- a unisex given name
Jamamadí
editProper noun
editBaba
- (Banawá) a unisex given name
References
edit- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Japanese
editRomanization
editBaba
Latvian
editEtymology
editFirst recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1618. Contraction of Barbara.
Proper noun
editBaba f
- a female given name
Usage notes
edit- Common in Latvia in the 17th and 18th century, but unused today.
Related terms
editReferences
editMalay
editEtymology
editPossibly ultimately derived from Classical Persian بابا (bâbâ) or Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀓 (*bābbaka, “father”). Compare Hindi बाबा (bābā), Urdu بابا (bābā), Bengali বাবা (baba). See Baba (honorific).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editBaba (Jawi spelling باب, plural Baba-Baba, informal 1st possessive Babaku, 2nd possessive Babamu, 3rd possessive Babanya)
- A male Peranakan (mostly found in Malacca, who speak Baba Malay, and historically descend from colonial Straits-born Chinese)
- A male descendant of Peranakans (Baba Nyonya)
Descendants
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- Baba Nyonya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “Baba” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “باب baba”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 72-73
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “baba”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 59
Romanian
editEtymology
editFrom baba, definite form of babă.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editBaba f
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