आजोबा

Marathi

Etymology

From आजा (āj̈ā, “grandfather”) +‎ -बा (-bā, “honorific suffix”).

Noun

आजोबा • (āj̈obā) m

(respectful) grandfather, paternal or maternal
Synonym: आजा (āj̈ā) (less common)
(respectful) old man

Synonyms

(grandfather): आबा (ābā)

See also

आजी (ājī, “grandmother”) f

References

James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “आजोबा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

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