बा

बा (bā)

1. third-person singular present indicative of होब (hōb); is

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• IPA^(key): [baː]

बा (bā)

1. father

   Coordinate term: अयो (ayo)

• Hahn, Ferb (1903) “बा”, in Kurukh Orao English dictionary‎^[1], Bengal Secretariat Press, Calcutta

• IPA^(key): [bä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: बा

बा • (bā) m

1. father

   Synonyms: बुवा (buwā), बुबा (bubā), बाबा (bābā), पिता (pitā), बाबु (bābu)

2. term of address for an elderly male

   कता जान लाउनु भएको, बा?

   katā jāna lāunu bhaeko, bā?

   Where are you about to go, sir?

• “बा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[2], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “बा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar