ਬਾਪੂ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਬਾਪੁ (bāpu), from Prakrit 𑀩𑀧𑁆𑀧 (bappa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa). Compare Hindustani बाप (bāp) / باپ (bāp).

Pronunciation

• (Majhi) IPA^(key): /bäː.puː/
• Rhymes: -uː
• Hyphenation: ਬਾ‧ਪੂ

Noun

ਬਾਪੂ • (bāpū) m (indeclinable, Shahmukhi spelling باپو)

1. (chiefly India) dad

   Synonyms: ਪਿਓ (pio), ਅੱਬਾ (abbā)

References

• “ਬਾਪੂ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bāppa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 520