See also: Babi and babí

Albanian

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Noun

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babi

  1. dad, father

Baba Malay

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Etymology

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From Malay babi.

Noun

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babi

  1. pig; hog
  2. pork

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Balinese

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Romanization

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babi

  1. Romanization of ᬩᬩᬶ

Barngarla

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Noun

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babi

  1. father

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Betoi

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Noun

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babi

  1. father

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  • Raoul Zamponi, Betoi (2003)

Czech

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Clipping of babička.

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Noun

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babi f (indeclinable)

  1. (childish) diminutive of babička, grandma, grandmother
    Babi budeme navštěvovat v neděli.We'll be visiting grandma by Sunday.

Further reading

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  • babi”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • babi”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • babi”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbaː.bi/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧bi

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Persian بابی.

Noun

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babi m (plural babi's)

  1. a Babist, a follower of Báb (Siyyid `Alí Muhammad Shírází) and Babism
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Indonesian babi.

Noun

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babi m (plural babi's)

  1. (dated) a pig or wild pig in Indonesia
  2. pork in an Indonesian or Malay dish
    • 2003 May 5, E.d.u. S., “Tip: er zijn weer wijnstokken”, in nl.culinair[1] (Usenet):
      Ik ben altijd een groot voorstander geweest van het aran-vuurtje waar je dan zo gezellig naast zat te kipassen terwijl de stukjes babi aan het garen waren.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2009 August 20, Johannes, “Wat is het nut van auto gordels i.c.m. airbags?”, in nl.auto[2] (Usenet):
      En niet te vergeten de kreukelzones en de opvouwbare stuurkolom, die tegenwoordig gemeengoed zijn, maar indertijd waren er geen kreukelzones en was de stuurkolom nog een stijve spies waaraan je geregen kon worden als babi of ajam aan een satéstokje.
      And do not forget the crumple zones and the collapsible steering column, that are commonplace today, but at the times there were no crumple zones and the steering column was still a rigid spear on which you could be impailed like pork or chicken on a satay skewer.
    • 2011 May 29, Claas Compaan, “Het willen verbieden van nertsenfokkerijen.”, in nl.politiek[3] (Usenet):
      Omdat ze in China honden door de babi douwen,[sic] moeten we het dus hier ook doen?
      So because they put dogs in their (Indo-Malay) pork,[sic] we should do the same? (based on the misconception that the dish is Chinese)
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French

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  • Audio:(file)

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babi (feminine babie, masculine plural babis, feminine plural babies)

  1. (relational) Babist

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Hausa

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic بَاب (bāb).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /báː.bìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [báː.bìː]

Noun

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bābī̀ m (possessed form bābìn)

  1. chapter (of book)

Iban

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *babi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbabi/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧bi

Noun

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babi

  1. pig (mammal of genus Sus)
    Synonym: jani

Indonesian

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babi

Etymology

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From Malay babi, from Proto-Malayic *babi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy. Doublet of bagong.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbabi/
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  • Hyphenation: ba‧bi

Noun

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babi (first-person possessive babiku, second-person possessive babimu, third-person possessive babinya)

  1. pig (mammal of genus Sus)
    Synonyms: bagong, celeng
  2. (vulgar, figuratively) a greedy person
    • 2023-05-03, Video by Amien Rais Official, youtube.com:
      KITA BUKAN BANGSA "KAMBING" YANG RELA DIKUASAI OLEH PARA "SERIGALA" DAN AKHIRNYA PARA "BABI".
      We are not a dumb nation ruled by cruel leaders and then by greedy ones.
  3. (vulgar) a contemptible person, a motherfucker
    Aidit babi!
    Fucking Aidit!

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: babi

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Javanese

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Romanization

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babi

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦧꦶ

Kapampangan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *babuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy. Compare Tagalog baboy.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbabiʔ/ [ˈbäː.biʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧bi

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bábî

  1. pig (mammal of genus Sus)
  2. pork

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Karo Batak

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Etymology

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From Proto-Batak *babuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

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babi

  1. pig (mammal of genus Sus)

Kashubian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *babьjь. By surface analysis, baba +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈba.bi/
  • Rhymes: -abi
  • Syllabification: ba‧bi

Noun

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babi (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (relational, colloquial, derogatory) women's, girl's

Further reading

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  • Stefan Ramułt (1893) “babi”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 4
  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “babi”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “babi”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[4]
  • babi”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Malay

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babi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *babi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

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Noun

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babi (Jawi spelling بابي, plural babi-babi, informal 1st possessive babiku, 2nd possessive babimu, 3rd possessive babinya)

  1. pig (mammal of genus Sus)
    Synonym: khinzir
  2. (offensive) a contemptible person

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  • The word babi happens to be popularly used as an insult and is very offensive, so it is occasionally replaced by khinzir when talking about the animal.

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Descendants

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Middle English

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babi

  1. Alternative form of baby

Occitan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Basque babil, from Vulgar Latin *papīlum, from Latin papȳrus.

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babi m (Gascony)

  1. Alternative form of pabiou (candlewick)

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Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *babьjь. By surface analysis, baba +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈba.bi/
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  • Rhymes: -abi
  • Syllabification: ba‧bi

Adjective

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babi (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (relational, dated) women's, girl's, womanly
    Synonyms: babski, damski, kobiecy, niewieści, żeński

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noun

Further reading

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  • babi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • babi in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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babi (Cyrillic spelling баби)

  1. dative/locative singular of baba

Spanish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbabi/ [ˈba.β̞i]
  • Rhymes: -abi
  • Syllabification: ba‧bi

Noun

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babi m (plural babis)

  1. smock

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Toba Batak

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Etymology

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From Proto-Batak *babuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

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babi

  1. pig (mammal of genus Sus)

Welsh

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English baby.

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Noun

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babi m (plural babis)

  1. baby
    Synonym: baban

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of babi
radical soft nasal aspirate
babi fabi mabi unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “babi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies