𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧
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Prakrit
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Imitative of baby talk. Compare Proto-Dravidian *appa.
Noun
[edit]𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (appa) m (Devanagari अप्प) [1]
Descendants
[edit]- Central Indo-Aryan:
- Hindi: आपा (āpā, “elder woman”)
- Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Marathi: आपा (āpā)
- Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: આપો (āpo)
References
[edit]- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “appa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press