އައްޕަ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Cognate to Sinhalese අප්පා (appā)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. (disrespectful) father

Synonyms

• ބައްޕަ (bappa)

References

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