అప్ప

See also: అప్పు

Telugu

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil அப்பன் (appaṉ, “father, papa”), Kannada ಅಪ್ಪ (appa)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /apːa/
  • Rhymes: -ప్ప

Noun

అప్ప • (appa) m (plural అప్పలు)

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

Derived terms

References
  • “అప్ప” in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 65
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