< Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit
Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
Imitative of baby talk. Compare Proto-Dravidian *apa.
Noun
*𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*appa) m
- dad, papa
- Synonym: *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa)
Descendants
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (appa)
- Marathi: आपा (āpā)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (appa)
- Gujarati: આપો (āpo)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “appa (500)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press