పాప
Telugu
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - IPA(key): /paːpa/
Etymology 1
Cognate with Tamil பாப்பா (pāppā, “little child”), பாவை (pāvai), பார்ப்பு (pārppu, “fledgling, young of animals”), Kannada ಪಾಪ (pāpa, “small child”).
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Noun
పాప • (pāpa) ? (plural పాపలు)
Synonyms
- పాపాయి (pāpāyi)
Derived terms
- కంటిపాప (kaṇṭipāpa)
- చంటిపాప (caṇṭipāpa)
Etymology 2
From పాము (pāmu).
Adjective
పాప • (pāpa)
- of the serpent, serpentine, snake-like
References
- "పాప" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 744
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “pārppu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 364.