అప్ప
See also: అప్పు
Telugu
Etymology
Cognate with Tamil அப்பன் (appaṉ, “father, papa”), Kannada ಅಪ್ಪ (appa)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /apːa/
- Rhymes: -ప్ప
Noun
అప్ప • (appa) m (plural అప్పలు)
- papa, father
- mother
- an elder sister
- the word is frequently added as a termination to the names of men as a term of common respect ex. రామప్ప.
Derived terms
- అప్పచెల్లెలు (appacellelu)
- అప్పారావు (appārāvu)
Related terms
- రామప్ప (rāmappa)
References
- “అప్ప” in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 65