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Bhojpuri
Verb
बा (bā)
- third-person singular present indicative of होब (hōb); is
Kurukh
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
बा (bā)
- father
- Coordinate term: अयो (ayo)
References
- Hahn, Ferb (1903) “बा”, in Kurukh Orao English dictionary, Bengal Secretariat Press, Calcutta
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Phonetic Devanagari: बा
Noun
बा • (bā) m
- father
- Synonyms: बुवा (buwā), बुबा (bubā), बाबा (bābā), पिता (pitā), बाबु (bābu)
- term of address for an elderly male
- कता जान लाउनु भएको, बा?
- katā jāna lāunu bhaeko, bā?
- Where are you about to go, sir?
References
- “बा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “बा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar