అప్ప

See also: అప్పు

Telugu

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *appa. Cognate with Tamil அப்பா (appā, “father, papa”), Malayalam അപ്പൻ (appaṉ), 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 (rāmappa).

Derived terms

• అప్పచెల్లెలు (appacellelu)
• అప్పాజీ (appājī)
• అప్పారావు (appārāvu)

Related terms

• రామప్ప (rāmappa)

References

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