babbu

See also: babu

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀩𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀼 (Brahmi script)
  • बब्बु (Devanagari script)
  • বব্বু (Bengali script)
  • බබ‍්බු (Sinhalese script)
  • ဗဗ္ဗု or ၿၿ္ၿု or ၿၿ်ၿု (Burmese script)
  • พพฺพุ or พัพพุ (Thai script)
  • ᨻᨻᩛᩩ (Tai Tham script)
  • ພພ຺ພຸ or ພັພພຸ (Lao script)
  • ពព្ពុ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄝𑄝𑄴𑄝𑄪 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit बभ्रु (babhru, “mongoose”). See there for more.

Noun

babbu m

  1. cat

Declension
Declension table of "babbu" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)babbubabbavo or babbū
Accusative (second)babbuṃbabbavo or babbū
Instrumental (third)babbunābabbūhi or babbūbhi
Dative (fourth)babbussa or babbunobabbūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)babbusmā or babbumhābabbūhi or babbūbhi
Genitive (sixth)babbussa or babbunobabbūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)babbusmiṃ or babbumhibabbūsu
Vocative (calling)babbubabbave or babbavo

Sardinian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *babbus. Compare Italian babbo and Romansch bab.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbabbu/

Noun

babbu m (plural babbos) (Limba Sarda Comuna)

  1. father

See also

Sicilian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbab.bu/
  • Hyphenation: bàb‧bu

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Compare Italian babbeo, Spanish bobo (“silly, stupid”).

Adjective

babbu (feminine singular babba, masculine and feminine plural babbi)

  1. silly, stupid

Noun

babbu m (plural babbi)

  1. a stupid or silly person, an idiot
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:babbu

Derived terms
  • abbabbijari
  • babbarijari
  • babbasunazzu
  • babbasuni
  • babbijari
  • babbitùddini

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Possibly related to etymology 1.

Noun

babbu m (plural babbi)

  1. (colloquial) The vagina or vulva.
    Synonyms: pacchiu, sticchiu, picciuni
Descendants
  • → Italian: babbo (regional Italian)

See also
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