ബാപ്പ

Malayalam

Alternative forms

വാപ്പ (vāppa), ബാപ്പച്ചി (bāppacci), വാപ്പച്ചി (vāppacci)

Etymology

Maybe from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa) but probably from Arabic بَابَا (bābā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baːppɐ/

Noun

ബാപ്പ • (bāppa)

father; mostly used by Muslims.
Synonym: അപ്പൻ (appaṉ)

References

Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ബാപ്പ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books

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