बाबू

Hindi

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩- (*bābba-), imitative of baby talk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɑː.buː/

Noun

बाबू • (bābū) m

  1. papa, father
  2. clerk
    सरकारी बाबू ― sarkārī bābū ― governmental clerk
  3. (polite, to elders) sir, mister
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