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babu meaning in Tamil

பாபு

/ˈbɑːbuː/

babu in Tamil: பாபு. In English, babu means a Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the surname of a Hindu man.

Tamil words for babu

பாபு

English meaning of babu

  1. noun A Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the surname of a Hindu man.
  2. noun Originally, a Hindu gentleman employed to work as a clerk for the colonial administration; now, a clerk or low-ranking government official.
  3. noun An archetypical Indian bureaucrat, perceived as being corrupt, lazy or arrogant.

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Questions about babu in Tamil

What is the meaning of babu in Tamil?
Babu in Tamil is பாபு.
babu என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Babu: பாபு.
What does babu mean in English?
Babu means a Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the surname of a Hindu man.

Source and license

Tamil words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “babu”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: babu (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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