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bava

See also: Bava

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *baba, of infantile/nursery origin.

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Noun

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bava f (plural baves)

  1. slobber, drool
  2. slime (of snails and other molluscs)

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French

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Verb

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bava

  1. third-person singular past historic of baver

Istriot

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Etymology

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For the first sense, inherited from Vulgar Latin *baba, of nursery origin. For the second one, compare Italian bava di vento.

Noun

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bava f

  1. dribble, foam
  2. breeze
  3. longing, yearning

References

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  • Antonio Pellizzer; Giovanni Pellizzer (1992), Vocabulario del dialetto di Rovigno d'Istria, pages 108-109
  • Cergna, Sandro (2015), Vocabolario del dialetto di Valle d'Istria‎[1], →ISBN, →OCLC

Italian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin root *baba, of infantile/nursery origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bava f (plural bave)

  1. dribble
  2. foam
  3. slime
  4. burr (small piece of material left on an edge after a cutting operation)

Ladino

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Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Vulgar Latin *baba (“drooling, infantile talk”).

    Noun

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    bava f

    1. spittle

    Etymology 2

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      Borrowed from Greek βαβά (vavá), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *baba.

      Alternative forms

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      Noun

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      bava f

      1. grandma, old woman

      Rukai

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      Noun

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      bava

      1. alcoholic beverage

      Western Bukidnon Manobo

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      Etymology

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      From baba.

      Verb

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      bava

      1. to carry (baby on back)
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