ਬਾਪੂ
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Punjabi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਬਾਪੁ (bāpu), from Prakrit 𑀩𑀧𑁆𑀧 (bappa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa). Compare Hindustani बाप (bāp) / باپ (bāp).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ਬਾਪੂ • (bāpū) m (indeclinable, Shahmukhi spelling باپو)
- (chiefly Eastern Punjab) dad
References[edit]
- “ਬਾਪੂ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bāppa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 520
Categories:
- Punjabi terms inherited from Old Punjabi
- Punjabi terms derived from Old Punjabi
- Punjabi terms inherited from Prakrit
- Punjabi terms derived from Prakrit
- Punjabi terms inherited from Ashokan Prakrit
- Punjabi terms derived from Ashokan Prakrit
- Punjabi terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Punjabi/uː
- Rhymes:Punjabi/uː/2 syllables
- Punjabi lemmas
- Punjabi nouns
- Punjabi indeclinable nouns
- Punjabi nouns in Gurmukhi script
- Punjabi masculine nouns
- Indian Punjabi
- pa:Male family members