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'''Baba''' (In Hindi language with Devnagari Script:बाबा) is a Indian honorific for men of old age. |
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'''Baba''' and similar words may refer to: |
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'''Usage''' |
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Baba was used as an Indic word for paternal grand father. This word is now less commonly used in this meaning. It is now mostly used as of respect for spiritually advanced person. |
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== Geography == |
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* [[Baba, Masovian Voivodeship]] (east-central Poland) |
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* [[Baba, Mogilno County]] in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland) |
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* [[Baba, Rypin County]] in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland) |
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* [[Baba, Greater Poland Voivodeship]] (west-central Poland) |
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* [[Baba Mountain, Macedonia|Baba Mountain]], a mountain in Macedonia |
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* [[Baba Mountain, Serbia]], a mountain in Serbia |
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* [[Baba mountain range]], also known as ''Koh-i-Baba'', in the Hindu Kush of Afghanistan |
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* [[Baba Budangiri]], a mountain and eponymous range in the Western Ghats of India |
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* [[Cape Baba]], a cape in Turkey |
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* [[Baba Canton]], a canton in Los Ríos Province, Ecuador |
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* [[Baba River (Ghelinţa)]], Romania |
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* [[Baba River (Putna)]], Romania |
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* [[Baba River (Macedonia)]], in the Republic of Macedonia, noted for [[Kolešino Waterfall]] |
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== People with the name == |
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* [[Ahmad Baba al Massufi]] (1556–1627), Malian politician |
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* [[Baba Booey]] or Gary Dell'Abate (born 1968), American radio producer |
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* [[Baba Ishak]], Seljuk Turk |
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* [[Baba Vanga]] (1911–1996), Bulgarian prophet |
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* [[Corneliu Baba]] (1906–1997), Romanian painter |
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* [[Frank Shozo Baba]] (1915–2008), Japanese American worked in Voice of America and Japan |
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* [[Gani Baba]] Sufi saint |
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* [[Ghafar Baba]] (1925–2006), Malaysian politician |
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* [[Gül Baba (poet)]] (died 1541), Ottoman Bektashi dervish poet |
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* [[Jaroslav Bába]] (born 1984), Czech high jumper |
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* [[Kikutaro Baba]] (1905–2001), Japanese malacologist |
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* [[Meher Baba]] (1894–1969), spiritual leader |
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* [[Oruç Baba]], prominent Muslim of the mediaeval Ottoman Empire |
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* [[Otman Baba]], Sufi saint |
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* [[Somuncu Baba]]Sufi saint |
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* [[Sai Baba of Shirdi]] (died 1918), Indian saint |
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* [[Sathya Sai Baba]] (born 1926), controversial guru who claims to be the reincarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi |
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* [[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]] (1921-1990), Indian tantric master |
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* [[Shohei Baba]] (1938–1999), Japanese wrestler |
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* [[Tupeni Baba]], Fijian politician |
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* [[James Baba]], Ugandan politician |
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== Religion and folklore == |
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* [[Baba (Alevism)]], an Alevi religious leader |
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* [[Baba (goddess)]] or Bau, a Sumerian goddess depicted with the head of a dog |
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* [[Baba (Egyptian god)]], also known as Babi, an Egyptian god in the shape of a baboon |
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== Food == |
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* [[Baba (cake)]] or Babka, a Polish yeast cake |
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* [[Baba ghanoush]], a Middle Eastern eggplant dish |
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* [[Rum baba]], a cake saturated in rum |
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== Films == |
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* ''[[Bàba]]'' or ''Father'', a Chinese film |
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* [[Baba (2002 film)|''Baba'' (2002 film)]], a 2002 Tamil film |
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* [[Bába (2008 film)|''Bába'' (2008 film)]], a 2008 short Czech film |
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== Games and anime == |
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* [[Baba (Dragon Ball)|Baba (''Dragon Ball'')]], a character in ''Dragon Ball'' media |
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* [[Baba (F-Zero)|Baba (''F-Zero'')]], a character in the ''F-Zero'' universe |
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== Other uses == |
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* [[Baba (honorific)]], an honorific used in several South Asian and Middle Eastern cultures |
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* [[Baba (Pillow Pal)]], a Pillow Pal lamb made by Ty, Inc. |
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* [[Baba (The Kite Runner)|Baba (''The Kite Runner'')]], a character in ''The Kite Runner'' media |
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* [[Baba (yacht)]], a line of yachts built in Taiwan |
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* Baba or [[Paopi]], the second month of the Coptic calendar |
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* Baba, a character in the [[Redbeard (comics)|''Redbeard'']] series of Belgian comic books |
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* "Baba", a song by Alanis Morissette from the album ''[[Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie]]'' |
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== See also == |
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* [[Ali Baba]], a character in ''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'' |
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* [[Baba clan (disambiguation)]] |
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* ''[[Baba O'Riley]]'', a song by The Who |
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* [[Baba Yaga]], a witch-like character in Slavic folklore |
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* [[Bhabha (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Gül Baba (operetta)]], an operetta by [[Jenő Huszka]] |
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* [[Standing Baba]], a Hindu who has vowed to stand |
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* [[Babai (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Babai (name)]] |
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* [[Babu (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Baba Yetu]], Lord's Prayer and song by Christopher Tin |
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[[Category:Turkish-language surnames]] |
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[[Category:Turkish masculine given names]] |
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[[Category:Polish toponyms]] |
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Revision as of 05:51, 17 November 2010
Baba (In Hindi language with Devnagari Script:बाबा) is a Indian honorific for men of old age. Usage Baba was used as an Indic word for paternal grand father. This word is now less commonly used in this meaning. It is now mostly used as of respect for spiritually advanced person.