పాప

See also: పాపి, ప్ప, పాపం, పంపు, పోపు, పెంపు, and ప్పు

Telugu

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /paːpa/

Etymology 1

Cognate with Tamil பாப்பா (pāppā, “little child”), பாவை (pāvai), பார்ப்பு (pārppu, “fledgling, young of animals”), Kannada ಪಾಪ (pāpa​, “small child”).

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Noun

పాప • (pāpa) ? (plural పాపలు)

1. child, baby

Synonyms

• పాపాయి (pāpāyi)

Derived terms

• కంటిపాప (kaṇṭipāpa)
• చంటిపాప (caṇṭipāpa)

Etymology 2

From పాము (pāmu).

Adjective

పాప • (pāpa)

1. of the serpent, serpentine, snake-like

References

• "పాప" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 744
• Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “pārppu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 364.