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babul¹

  • /bəˈbuːl/

Rhymes with -uːl

Where it comes from

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

noun babuls · babool

  1. A tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica, formerly Acacia nilotica subsp. indica. In place of Putney's golden gorse / The sickly babul blooms.

    Similar: kikar, prickly acacia

Babul²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hindi बाबुल (bābul).

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

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name male given name

हिन्दीबाबुल bābul

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"babul." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/babul. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

babul. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/babul

Chicago

"babul." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/babul.

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@misc{babul_2026,
  title = {babul},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/babul},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}