આપો

See also: આપ and આપા

Gujarati

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.po/
• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: આ‧પો

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (appa), from Proto-Dravidian *appa.

Noun

આપો • (āpo) m (Kathiawari)

1. father

   Synonyms: પિતા (pitā), બાપ (bāp)

2. father's elder brother
3. a respected male elder's form of address, used especially by Kāṭhis

Etymology 2

Verb

આપો • (āpo)

1. second-person present imperative of આપવું (āpvũ): give

   મને પાણી આપો ― mane pāṇī āpo ― Give me water

Further reading

More information

• “આપો”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• “આપો”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*appa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 23