આપો

See also: આપ and આપા

Gujarati

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.pɔ/
Hyphenation: આ‧પો
Rhymes: -ɔ

Etymology 1

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

Noun

આપો • (āpŏ) m (Kathiawari)

father
Synonyms: પિતા (pitā), બાપ (bāp)
father's elder brother
a respected male elder's form of address, used especially by Kāṭhis

Verb

આપો • (āpŏ)

second-person present imperative of આપવું (āpvũ): give
મને પાણી આપો ― mane pāṇī āpŏ ― 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

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