Etymology

babul

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Today it means: A tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica, formerly Acacia nilotica subsp. indica. Full definition →

French baboul ← Hindi बबूल ← Sanskrit वव्वोल
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babul · noun1

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromवव्वोल“acacia”
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromबबूल“babul tree”
  3. French · borrowed frombaboul
  4. English todaybabul

Borrowed both from French baboul and from Hindi बबूल (babūl, “babul tree”), probably ultimately from Sanskrit वव्वोल (vavvola, “acacia”).

Babul · proper noun2

  1. Hindi · borrowed fromबाबुल
  2. English todayBabul

Borrowed from Hindi बाबुल (bābul).

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