අප්පා

Sinhalese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit அப்பா (appā). Cognate to Dhivehi އައްޕަ (appa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ap.pa/, [ap̚.pə]
• Hyphenation: අප්‧පා

Noun

අප්පා • (appā)

1. (colloquial, disrespectful) father

   Synonym: බප (bapa)

Derived terms

බාප්පා (bāppā)
මහප්පා (mahappā)

References

• Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “අප්පා”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC.