Baba, Bāba: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Baba means something in Marathi, Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Baba in English is the name of a plant defined with Cryptocoryne crispatula in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cryptocoryne yunnansis H. Li, nom. illeg. (among others).
2) Baba in India is also identified with Oryza rufipogon It has the synonym Oryza sativa var. coarctata G. Watt (etc.).
3) Baba in Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso is also identified with Ficus sur It has the synonym Sycomorus thonningiana Miq. (etc.).
4) Baba in Niger is also identified with Indigofera tinctoria It has the synonym Indigofera tinctoria Chapm. (etc.).
5) Baba in Nigeria is also identified with Indigofera spicata It has the synonym Indigofera hendecaphylla Jacq. var. acutifolia Chiov. (etc.).
6) Baba is also identified with Sorghum bicolor It has the synonym Panicum caffrorum Retz. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Indigofera (1768)
· Sunyatsenia (1937)
· Cytologia (1984)
· Blumea (1987)
· Collectanea (1788)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1786)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Baba, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybāba (बाब).—f ( A) An article, item, particular, point, head. 2 An affair, a business, a matter, a case. Chiefly used in letters or official papers. 3 A tax, cess, toll.
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bābā (बाबा).—m A term of respectful compellation or mention for a father or an elderly person. 2 (Amongst servants and followers of the sāhēbalōka.) A term of fondness for a child; little master, young mistress. bābā putā karaṇēṃ To coax; to persuade or allure by soft names or titles. bābāvākyampramāṇaṃ (A phrase formed with bābā, vākya, & pramāṇa. The authority or warrant of the saying of some old fellow.) Used, with implication of disbelief or doubt, of some narrative or account for which the sole authority is tradition or report.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbāba (बाब).—f An article, item, head, point; an affair, business, a case. A tax.
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bābā (बाबा).—m A term of respectful compel- lation for a father or an elderly person; little master. bābāputā karaṇēṃ Coax; persuade by soft names.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryBābā (बाबा):—(nm) grandfather; an old man; an ascetic; (in certain areas and communities it is also used to denote) father; -[ādama] the most primitive/earliest man; •[kā jamānā] primitive times, the most ancient times; -[ādama ke jamāne kā] absolutely outdated and outmoded, too primitive.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+54): Baba de bio, Baba de boi, Baba jara, Baba-banga, Baba-rang, Bababa, Bababam, Babachi, Babaci, Babada, Babadeva bhatta atale, Babadi, Babado fruit, Babadotan, Babadotan jukut bau, Babadua, Babagion, Babahi, Babai, Babai-ni.
Ends with (+39): Aababa, Ababa, Ahababa, Ajababa, Amalibaba, Asababa, Asalababa, Bababa, Basababa, Bejababa, Cababa, Corici Baba, Corici-baba, Dababa, Ekontibaba, Ekuntubaba, Gairajababa, Gegebo baba, Hajarajababa, Hajirajababa.
Full-text (+15): Ma baba na bakla, Gegebo baba, Baba de boi, Baba-banga, Corici-baba, Baba'a, Baba jara, Baba-rang, Oka baba, Baba de bio, Haribaba, Napheci Baba, Babavari, Babala, Mokasababa, Napheci-baba, Babi, Inamacitanavala, Corici Baba, Moghama Baba.
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Search found 29 books and stories containing Baba, Bāba, Bābā; (plurals include: Babas, Bābas, Bābās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Book Reviews < [July – September 1991]
Meher Baba < [January – March, 2008]
Book Reviews < [April – June, 2007]
Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)
Vaiṣṇava-sevā < [Chapter 1.4 - Life in the Maṭha]
Śrī Kṛṣṇa is always in Vraja < [Chapter 2.4 - The Uttamā Bhāgavata and Kṛpa-Pātra]
Story of the King and the Saint < [Chapter 1.3 - The Preaching of Śrī Narottamānanda Prabhu to Śrīla Gurudeva]
Folklore of the Santal Parganas
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.7.23 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]
Verse 2.4.110 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 1.6.118 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]
Bhagavan Baba on Namasmarana (by Sathya Sai Baba)
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 18.65 < [Chapter 18 - Mokṣa-yoga (the Yoga of Liberation)]
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