ਬਾਪੂ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਬਾਪੁ (bāpu), from Prakrit 𑀩𑀧𑁆𑀧 (bappa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa). Compare Hindustani बाप (bāp) / باپ (bāp).

Pronunciation

  • (Majhi) IPA(key): /bäː.puː/
  • Rhymes: -uː
  • Hyphenation: ਬਾ‧ਪੂ

Noun

ਬਾਪੂ • (bāpū) m (indeclinable, Shahmukhi spelling باپو)

  1. (chiefly India) dad
    Synonyms: ਪਿਓ (pio), ਅੱਬਾ (abbā)

References

  • “ਬਾਪੂ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bāppa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 520
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