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bab

language: Veps

part of speech: Noun

phonetic variants: baba (Northern Veps, Central Western Veps); babuško (Northern Veps, Old written Veps); baboi (New written Veps, Central Western Veps)


1 meaning

  • Russian: бабушка
  • English: grandmother; grandma
concept: grandmother

translation

Livvi: baabo; baaboi; biabo; boabo; buabo

Ludian: buab; buabo

Karelian Proper: babba; babi; babo; biabo; boabo; buaba; buabo; ämmö

dialects of usage: Central Eastern Veps, Central Western Veps, Southern Veps

Examples (353)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Konz olin pen’, mö elim barakan pojavas pertiš Paraskovja–babanno Petroskoin Staraja Kukkovka–irdal. (Minai om vepsläine heng)
2. – Hän oli maman bab. (Minai om vepsläine heng)
3. A voinan aigan mö kaiken aigan piitlimei babanno.
А во время войны мы всё время прятались у бабушки. (Kut voinan jäl'ghe elin)
4. Babal oli siga tehtud mas mugoine…
У бабушки была там сделана в земле такая (яма)... (Kut voinan jäl'ghe elin)
5. Mö Lena-sebranikanke vändam baban fateras. (Baban uudimed)

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2 meaning

  • Russian: старуха

Examples (340)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Muštad- ičeze dedoid’, baboid’? (Minun kanz)
2. – Muštad- dedoid’ i baboid’? (Minun kanz)
3. Baboid’ čomin’ muštan, kaks’ babad. (Minun kanz)
4. Baboid’ čomin’ muštan, kaks’ babad. (Minun kanz)
5. Joga kezan minä ajan babannoks. (Minun pen’ Kodima)

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3 meaning

  • Russian: повитуха

Examples (340)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Muštad- ičeze dedoid’, baboid’? (Minun kanz)
2. – Muštad- dedoid’ i baboid’? (Minun kanz)
3. Baboid’ čomin’ muštan, kaks’ babad. (Minun kanz)
4. Baboid’ čomin’ muštan, kaks’ babad. (Minun kanz)
5. Joga kezan minä ajan babannoks. (Minun pen’ Kodima)

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wordforms (45)

bab (-an, -ad, -oid)

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