అప్ప
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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