आपा
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑː.pɑː/, [äː.päː]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātman) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). See also आप (āp).
Noun
आपा • (āpā) m (Urdu spelling آپا)
- oneself, the self, ego
- आपा खोना ― āpā khonā ― to lose one's pride, to be shamed
- Synonyms: अहं (ahã), अहंकार (ahaṅkār)
Declension
Declension of आपा (masc ā-stem)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
direct | आपा āpā | आपे āpe |
oblique | आपे āpe | आपों āpõ |
vocative | आपे āpe | आपो āpo |
Etymology 2
Perhaps from a feminine derivative of Ashokan Prakrit *𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*appa, “father”).
Noun
आपा • (āpā) f (Urdu spelling آپا)
- (endearing) elder sister
- Synonym: दीदी (dīdī)
- any older woman
Declension
Declension of आपा (fem ā-stem)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
direct | आपा āpā | आपाएँ āpāẽ |
oblique | आपा āpā | आपाओं āpāõ |
vocative | आपा āpā | आपाओ āpāo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “आपा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- āpā (Latin script)
- 𑀆𑀧𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- আপা (Bengali script)
- ආපා (Sinhalese script)
- အာပါ or ဢႃပႃ (Burmese script)
- อาปา (Thai script)
- ᩋᩣᨷᩤ (Tai Tham script)
- ອາປາ (Lao script)
- អាបា (Khmer script)
- 𑄃𑄂𑄛𑄂 (Chakma script)
Noun
आपा
- Devanagari script form of āpā, which is ablative singular of आप (āpa, “water”)