అప్ప

See also: అప్పు

Telugu

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *appa. Cognate with Tamil அப்பா (appā, “father, papa”), Malayalam അപ്പൻ (appaṉ), Kannada ಅಪ್ಪ (appa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apːa/

Noun

అప్ప • (appa) m (plural అప్పలు)

  1. papa, father
  2. mother
  3. an elder sister
  4. a word frequently added as a termination to the names of men as a term of common respect ex. రామప్ప (rāmappa)

Derived terms

References

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