bibi

See also: Bibi

English

Noun

bibi (plural bibis)

  1. (India) grandmother

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic биби
Roman bibi
Perso-Arabic بیبی

Etymology

Probably from Persian بی بی (bi-bi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [biˈbi]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧bi

Noun

bibi (definite accusative bibini, plural bibilər)

  1. paternal aunt, ("syster of one's father")
  • Antonyms: əmi (maternal uncle), dayı (maternal uncle), xala (paternal aunt)
  • Antonyms: qardaşoğlu (fraternal nephew), qardaşqızı (fraternal niece)
Declension
  • əmioğlu (male paternal cousin)
  • əmiqızı (female paternal cousin)
  • dayıoğlu (male maternal cousin)
  • dayıqızı (female paternal cousin)

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

bibi

  1. a duck; any member of the form taxon of ducks

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

bibi

  1. an edible saltwater clam, Venerupis philippinarum

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French bibi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi.bi/
  • Hyphenation: bi‧bi

Pronoun

bibi

  1. (informal, Belgium) yours truly (I, me or myself)
    Synonyms: ik, ikzelf

Usage notes

The accompanying verb is conjugated in the 3rd person singular. The word also has a diminutive: bibieke.


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi.bi/
  • (file)

Adjective

bibi (invariable)

  1. dual-mode

Noun

bibi m (plural bibis)

  1. a small, lady's hat
  2. a bauble or trinket

Pronoun

bibi

  1. (informal) yours truly (I, me or myself)

Synonyms


Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese beber. Cognates with Kabuverdianu bebi.

Verb

bibi

  1. to drink

Hiligaynon

Noun

bíbi

  1. duck

Noun

bîbî or bíbì

  1. shore, beach

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bibi.

Noun

bibi (plural bibi-bibi, first-person possessive bibiku, second-person possessive bibimu, third-person possessive bibinya)

  1. aunt

Synonyms

  • (mother's older sister): bude, encang
  • (father's older sister): bude, encang
  • (mother's younger sister): bulik, encing
  • (father's younger sister): bulik, encing

Japanese

Romanization

bibi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of びび

Latin

Verb

bibī

  1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of bibō

Spanish

Etymology

Short for biberón.

Noun

bibi m (plural bibis)

  1. (colloquial) baby bottle

Swahili

Noun

bibi (ma class, plural mabibi)

  1. lady; mistress (female master or the female equivalent of a gentleman)
  2. Mrs.
  3. grandmother

Coordinate terms


Thao

Noun

bibi

  1. (anatomy) chin

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بی بی (bîbî), from Persian بی بی (bi-bi).

Noun

bibi

  1. paternal aunt (sister of father)

Synonyms

See also

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