އައްޕަ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate to Sinhalese අප්පා (appā)

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /aʔ.pa/, [äp̚.pä]
Hyphenation: އައް‧ޕަ

Noun[edit]

އައްޕަ • (appa) (plural އައްޕަތައް (appatak̊))

(disrespectful) father

Synonyms[edit]

ބައްޕަ (bappa)

References[edit]

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “އައްޕަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 15

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