ბაბა

ბაბა

Laz

Etymology 1

From Proto-Kartvelian *baba.

Noun

ბაბა • (baba)

1. father

Noun

ბაბა • (baba)

1. leg of a chair

References

• Марр, Н. (1910), “ბაბა”, in Грамматика чанского (лазского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Chan (Laz) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 2) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 128

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Mingrelian

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *baba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑbɑ/
• Hyphenation: ბა‧ბა

Noun

ბაბა • (baba)

1. father

Derived terms

• ბაბა-გე (baba-ge)
• ბაბა-კოჩი (baba-ḳoči)

References

• Kajaia, Otar (2005), “ბაბა”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 69

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Svan

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *baba.

Noun

ბაბა • (baba)

1. grandfather
2. old man

References

• Topuria, Varlam; Kaldani, Maksime (1994), “ბაბა”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 285