ބައްޕަ
Dhivehi
Etymology
Cognate with Sinhalese බප (bapa)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bəpːə]
Noun
ބައްޕަ • (bappa) (plural ބައްޕަތައް (bappatak̊))
- father
Synonyms
- އައްޕަ (appa)
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ބައްޕަ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 28.