Babu

Babu
No. From the Central African language of Hausa.

Q: Would you like some toad eye soup? A: Babu.


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  • Babu — may refer to: NOTOC Title* Babu (title), South Asian term of respect (meaning boss ) or endearment ( brother )Real people with the name Babu* Babu (wrestling) aka Pablo Marquez, Ecuadorian wrestler * Babù, Brazilian footballer * DJ Babu, Filipino …   Wikipedia

  • Babu — ist eine in Indien, insbesondere in Bengalen, gebrauchte Form für „Herr“ oder „Edler“. Man setzt Babu dem Namen voran. Im engeren Sinne verstand man unter Babu bengalische Schreiber, Makler und Unterbeamte. Babu war auch ein Ehrenname für Mahatma …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • babu — /ˈbabu/ (say bahbooh) noun Indian English 1. (a form of address for any man, placed either before or after a name): babu Kachru; Kachru babu. 2. an office worker. 3. Obsolete (derogatory) an educated Indian, especially a Bengali. Also, baboo.… …  

  • babu — or baboo [bä′bo͞o΄] n. [Hindi bābū, lit., father] 1. in India, a title equivalent to Mr. or sir used in addressing a man who is a Hindu 2. in India, an indigenous clerk who can write English: used disparagingly, esp. in the phrase Babu English,… …   English World dictionary

  • Babu — (d.i. Fürst), in Indien Ehrentitel, Herr …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Babu — (»Fürst«), indischer Titel, im gewöhnlichen Leben ein Ehrenprädikat wie unser »Herr« …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Babu —   [Hindi »Fürst«] der, s, indischer Titel für gebildete Inder, dem ursprünglichen Sinn von deutsch »Herr« entsprechend …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Babu — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le dieu égyptien Horus, parfois appelé Beb ou Babu ; Un Babu ou Babuji, appellation honorifique des prêtres et des bureaucrates indiens durant la… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Babu — Original name in latin Babu Name in other language Babu, Hexian, Ho, Ho hsien, Pa pu, Pa pu chen, Patpo, Бабу State code CN Continent/City Asia/Chongqing longitude 24.41667 latitude 111.51667 altitude 109 Population 65603 Date 2012 01 18 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • babu — UK [ˈbɑːbuː] / US [ˈbɑˌbu] noun [countable] Word forms babu : singular babu plural babus Indian English used after someone s name as a title of respect …   English dictionary

  • Babu — Baboo Ba boo, ||Babu Ba bu (b[aum] b[=oo]), n. [Hind. b[=a]b[=u].] A Hindu gentleman; a native clerk who writes English; also, a Hindu title equivalent to the English Mr. or Esquire. Whitworth. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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