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ബാപ്പ
baappa bāppa /baːppɐ/
Also spelled: bappa
Meaning in English
father; mostly used by Muslims.
noun · നാമം
Definition
Meaning and examples
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father; mostly used by Muslims.
ബാപ്പ പള്ളിയിൽ പോയി. bāppa paḷḷiyil pōyi. “Father went to the mosque.”
Forms
| alternative | വാപ്പ |
|---|---|
| alternative | ബാപ്പച്ചി |
| alternative | വാപ്പച്ചി |
Etymology
Maybe from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa) but probably from Arabic بَابَا (bābā). False cognate of Sinhalese බාප්පා (bāppā).