ബാപ്പ

Malayalam

Alternative forms

Etymology

Maybe from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa) but probably from Arabic بَابَا (bābā). False cognate of Sinhalese බාප්පා (bāppā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baːppɐ/

Noun

ബാപ്പ • (bāppa)

  1. father; mostly used by Muslims.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:അച്ഛൻ

References

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