grandmother: many Slavic languages (such as Bulgarian, Russian, Czech and Polish), Romanian, Yiddish, Japanese. grandfather: Azerbaijani, Zulu (father, grandfather)
Article Talk. Baba "father, grandfather, wise old man, sir"; is an honorific term, of Persian origin, used in several West Asian and South Asian cultures. It is used as a mark of respect to refer to Hindu ascetics (sannyasis) and Sikh gurus, as a suffix or prefix to their names.
[baba ] invariable adjective. en être baba (informal) to be flabbergasted ⧫ to be gobsmacked (Brit) (informal)
What Does Babà Mean in Italian? In the dialect of Naples, if you're said “si nu' babbà” it means you're a nice and sweet person. Even though it has nothing to do with the famous pastry from Naples, the term Baba used in its feminine form is also a regional term which means “old lady”.
Turkish, Swahili, Nepali, Mandarin Chinese, Zulu, Malay, Italian, Indonesian, and Arabic all have a version of the word baba. There are outlier languages that do not use this format. For example, in some of the Uralian languages like Finnish, and Estonian, the word isa is used for father.
In Serbian and Croatian, Bosnian and Bulgarian baba means 'grandmother' or 'old woman'. In contemporary Polish and Russian, baba is the pejorative synonym for 'woman', especially one that is old, dirty or foolish.
Translations. baba Noun. baba, la ~ (f) (mucosidadflemamocosaliva) mucus, the ~ Noun. slobber, the ~ Noun.
babá [baˈba ] feminine noun. nanny. Copyright © 2014 by HarperCollins Publishers.
Baba - in tagalog means "chin" while Bababa simply means "going down".
"Baba" means "father" in many of the African languages in southern Africa, with a connotation of respect attached to a highly valued social role and age.
The Middle Eastern word baba (as in Ali Baba) is rather a term of endearment, and is ultimately derived from Persian بابا (bābā, “father”) (from Old Persian pāpa; as opposed to the Arabic words أَبُو (ʾabū) and أَب (ʾab); see also Papak), and is linguistically related to the common European word papa and the word pope, ...
The modern baba au rhum (rum baba), with dried fruit and soaked in rum, was invented in the rue Montorgueil in Paris, France, in 1835 or before. Today, the word baba in France and almost everywhere else outside eastern Europe usually refers specifically to the rum baba.
Some are falling for older guys and some are simply rejecting any. Here is an insight on one kind of them: the “Baba”. Allow me first to define the meaning of “Baba”; baba is a handsome, intelligent, tasteful, sensitive, charming old man.
爸爸 ( bàba) means dad, or father, in Chinese.
The Polish word baba and its diminutive, babka, mean either 'grandmother' or 'old woman' (or even just 'woman', in some contexts).
English Translation. old woman. More meanings for 婆 (Baba) hag noun.
New Testament. an Aramaic word for father, used by Jesus and Paul to address God in a relation of personal intimacy.
baba [bâ. bâ.] : mouth (n.) Related words: kaba; lagos; ngawingawi.
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This expression of exclamation is similar to saying “Oh my God!” or in the Filipino language, “Diyos ko!”. “Jusko” is commonly used to express a feeling of delight, surprise, or even anger or disgust.
The name "Coco" (Portuguese for "coconut") is a common Northeastern Brazilian slang for head, referring to the fact that song lyrics are often improvised.
queda [ feminine ] I have a crush on him. Tenho uma queda por ele. (Translation of crush from the GLOBAL English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2021 K Dictionaries Ltd)
Baba Roots is an herbal Jamaican beverage containing 100% natural ingredients derived from natural roots and herbs in Jamaica. Baba Roots is quite popular among young people in Jamaica, mainly because of its many health benefits and No GMO Ingredients.
In the dictionary, "baba" means drool... but I heard of this phrase "mala baba" and I think it's used more like "mala intencion".
Baba and Yaya are terms used for the descendants of late 19th century Chinese immigrants to Phuket. Baba is used for male and Yaya for female. “Peranakan” is a Malay term that, literally translated, means “of mixed race”.