આપા
Gujarati edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈɑ.pɑ/
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Marathi आपा (āpā).
Noun edit
આપા • (āpā) m
- older brother
- (honorific) A term of respect for an elder preceding their name.
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Chagatai اپا (apa, “elder sister”), from Proto-Turkic *apa. Alternatively, perhaps from a feminine derivative of Ashokan Prakrit *𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*appa, “father”).
Noun edit
આપા • (āpā) f
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- Gujarati terms with IPA pronunciation
- Gujarati terms borrowed from Marathi
- Gujarati terms derived from Marathi
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- Gujarati nouns
- Gujarati masculine nouns
- Gujarati honorific terms
- Gujarati terms borrowed from Chagatai
- Gujarati terms derived from Chagatai
- Gujarati terms derived from Proto-Turkic
- Gujarati terms inherited from Ashokan Prakrit
- Gujarati terms derived from Ashokan Prakrit
- Gujarati feminine nouns
- gu:Male family members
- gu:Female family members