అప్ప
See also: అప్పు
Telugu edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Dravidian *appa. Cognate with Tamil அப்பா (appā, “father, papa”), Malayalam അപ്പൻ (appaṉ), Kannada ಅಪ್ಪ (appa).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
అప్ప • (appa) m (plural అప్పలు)
- papa, father
- mother
- an elder sister
- the word is frequently added as a termination to the names of men as a term of common respect ex. రామప్ప (rāmappa).
Derived terms edit
- అప్పచెల్లెలు (appacellelu)
- అప్పాజీ (appājī)
- అప్పారావు (appārāvu)
Related terms edit
- రామప్ప (rāmappa)
References edit
- "అప్ప" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 65