Prakrit

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Etymology 1

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Imitative of baby talk. Compare Proto-Dravidian *appa.

Noun

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𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (appam (Devanagari अप्प) [1]

  1. dad, papa
Descendants
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  • Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Western Indo-Aryan:

Etymology 2

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    Inherited from Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātman).

    Noun

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    𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (appa) (Devanagari अप्प) [2][3]

    1. self
    2. soul, creature, consciousness
    3. body
    4. nature, form
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    Nominative form is 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸 (appā), remaining forms decline with 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀡- (appaṇa-).

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    Etymology 3

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    Adjective

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    𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (appa) (Devanagari अप्प)

    1. Alternative form of 𑀅𑀢𑁆𑀢 (atta, reached)

    References

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    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “appa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ātman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
    3. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “अप्प”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].