Assamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (appa), from Sanskrit অল্প (alpa, small).

Doublet of অলপ (olop).

Noun edit

আপা (apa)

  1. (Kamrupi) boy
    Synonyms: ছলি (soli), (Standard) ল’ৰা (löra)
    আপাটু মস্ত ঠৌগা, বধ্য ভাল লাগে তাক
    apatu mosto thouga, bodhyo bhal lage tak.
    The boy is very beautiful, (I) like him a lot.
  2. (Kamrupi) son
    Synonyms: ছলি (soli), (Standard) ল’ৰা (löra)
    তুহ্নাৰ আপাটু দুখুন ডাঙাৰ হৈ গেল!
    tuhnar apatu dukhun daṅar hoi gel!
    Ah, it seems your son has become older!
  3. (informal) A young male home servant.
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Etymology 2 edit

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Noun edit

আপা (apa)

  1. father, mother (used by the Ahom community)
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Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Turkic اپا (apa), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *apa (elder female; elder sister).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /apa/, [ˈapaˑ]
    (file)

Noun edit

আপা (apa)

  1. elder sister
    Synonym: বুবু (bubu)
  2. any elder or unrelated female

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Noun edit

আপা

  1. Bengali script form of āpā, which is ablative singular of আপ (āpa, water)