Dhivehi

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Etymology

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Cognate to Sinhalese අප්පා (appā)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aʔ.pa/, [äp̚.pä]
  • Hyphenation: އައް‧ޕަ

Noun

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އައްޕަ (appa) (plural އައްޕަތައް (appatak̊))

  1. (disrespectful) father

Synonyms

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References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އައްޕަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 15