बाबू
See also: बाबु and बाबा
Hindi
Etymology
From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀩𑁆𑀩- (*bābba-), imitative of baby talk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɑː.buː/
Noun
बाबू • (bābū) m
- papa, father
- clerk
- सरकारी बाबू ― sarkārī bābū ― governmental clerk
- (polite, to elders) sir, mister