అబ్బ

See also: అబ్బు

Telugu

Etymology

From Middle English, from Latin abba, from Ancient Greek, from Aramaic אבא/ܐܒܐ (ʼabbāʼ, “father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abːa/
• Rhymes: -బ్బ

Noun

అబ్బ • (abba) ? (plural అబ్బలు)

1. father

   పోయి నీయబ్బతో చెప్పు. ― pōyi nīyabbatō ceppu. ― Go and tell your father.

Synonyms

• తండ్రి (taṇḍri), నాన్న (nānna)

Related terms

• అబ్బబ్బ (abbabba, “grandfather”)

References

• "అబ్బ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 067