babun

Higaonon

Etymology

Akin to Maranao bobon.

Noun

babun

1. thigh

Malay

Etymology 1

Noun

babun (Jawi spelling بابون, plural babun-babun, informal 1st possessive babunku, 2nd possessive babunmu, 3rd possessive babunnya)

1. hen; dam

Etymology 2

From English baboon.

Noun

babun (Jawi spelling بابون, plural babun-babun, informal 1st possessive babunku, 2nd possessive babunmu, 3rd possessive babunnya)

1. baboon

Further reading

• “babun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maltese

Alternative forms

• babwin

Etymology

Borrowed from English baboon. Doublet of babwin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈbuːn/

Noun

babun m (plural babuni, feminine babuna)

1. baboon

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From English baboon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǎbuːn/
• Hyphenation: ba‧bun

Noun

bàbūn m (Cyrillic spelling ба̀бӯн)

1. baboon

Declension

Declension of babun

	singular	plural
nominative	babun	babuni
genitive	babuna	babuna
dative	babunu	babunima
accusative	babuna	babune
vocative	babune	babuni
locative	babunu	babunima
instrumental	babunom	babunima

Etymology 2

From Church Slavonic бабуни (babuni). Akin to bàbuna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǎbuːn/
• Hyphenation: ba‧bun

Noun

bàbūn m (Cyrillic spelling ба̀бӯн)

1. (historical) heretic
2. (historical) Bogomil

Declension

Declension of babun

	singular	plural
nominative	babun	babuni
genitive	babuna	babuna
dative	babunu	babunima
accusative	babuna	babune
vocative	babune	babuni
locative	babunu	babunima
instrumental	babunom	babunima

References

• “babun”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
• “babun”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English baboon.

Noun

babun

1. Colombian red howler (Alouatta Seniculus)
2. (derogatory) a man of Hindustani descent

References

• Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “babun”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary

Yagara

Noun

babun

1. father

References

• State Library of Queensland, Indigenous Language Wordlists Yugara Everyday Words.