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ബാപ്പ

baappa bāppa /baːppɐ/

noun · നാമം

father; mostly used by Muslims.

  1. father; mostly used by Muslims.

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).

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