Babu in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
📖 Meaning of “babu”
The meaning of “babu” in Hindi is बाबू, pronounced babu — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
📘 Definition of babu
used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'
✍️ Babu in a sentence
I could see Kana-babu’s sweet-shop at the end of their lane with absolute clarity.
सरकारी बाबू
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *बाब्ब (bābba) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀉𑀓- (-uka-), imitative of baby talk.
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Word (English)
Babu
Meaning in Hindi
बाबू
Pronunciation
babu
Part of speech
Noun
Category
Word Origin (Etymology)
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *बाब्ब (bābba) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀉𑀓- (-uka-), imitative of baby talk.
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The Hindi meaning of "babu" is बाबू (babu).
In Devanagari script it is written as बाबू.
It is pronounced "babu". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.