આપા

Gujarati

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Marathi आपा (āpā).

Noun

આપા • (āpā) m

  1. older brother
  2. (honorific) A term of respect for an elder preceding their name.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Chagatai اپا (apa, “elder sister”), from Proto-Turkic *apa. Alternatively, perhaps from a feminine derivative of Ashokan Prakrit *𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*appa, “father”).

Noun

આપા • (āpā) f

  1. elder sister
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