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ba.

A being's soul or personality, represented as a bird-headed figure, which survives after death but must be sustained with offerings of food.

2 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɑː/UK/bɔː/UK/bɑ/US
  1. A being's soul or personality, represented as a bird-headed figure, which survives after death but must be sustained with offerings of food.

    Egyptian
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Egyptian bꜣ, G53-Z1

noun
  1. Father, baba.

    colloquial · singular-normally
Where this word comes from

The sound is very commonly made by infants, and is interpreted by parents as a reference to themselves.

noun
  1. A medieval football game played in parts of Scotland around Christmas and New Year.

    historical · singular-normally · uncountable
particle[p˭ɑ˨]Singapore
  1. Used to indicate a tentative suggestion.

    Manglish · Singlish · singular-normally
    I think you should go see a doctor ba.
  2. Used to indicate confident speculation.

    Manglish · Singlish · singular-normally
Where this word comes from

From Mandarin 吧 (ba).

noun
  1. Abbreviation of bathroom.

    abbreviation · alt-of · singular-normally
    2 beds, 1 ba
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.