বাবা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀓 (*bābbaka, “father”). Doublet of বাবু (babu, “child, gentleman”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /baba/, [babaˑ]
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Noun

বাবা • (baba)

  1. father, daddy, papa
    Synonyms: ওয়ালেদ (waled), বাপ (bap), আবু (abu), আব্বা (abba), আব্বু (abbu), পিতা (pita)
  2. (endearing) son, child

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*bābba”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 520
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