আপা

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Assamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (appa), from Sanskrit অল্প (alpa, “small”).

Doublet of অলপ (olop).

Noun

আপা • (apa)

  1. (Kamrupi) boy
    Synonyms: ছলি (soli), (Standard) ল’ৰা (löra)
    আপাটু মস্ত ঠৌগা, বধ্য ভাল লাগে তাক।
    apatu mosto thouga, bodhyo bhal lage tak.
    The boy is very beautiful, (I) like him a lot.
  2. (Kamrupi) son
    Synonyms: ছলি (soli), (Standard) ল’ৰা (löra)
    তুহ্নাৰ আপাটু দুখুন ডাঙাৰ হৈ গেল!
    tuhnar apatu dukhun daṅar hoi gel!
    Ah, it seems your son has become older!
  3. (informal) A young male home servant.
Declension

(Standard Assamese):

Inflection of আপা
Indefinite forms Definite forms
numeral non-numeral (plural)
singular plural informal formal
absolutive আপা
apa 		আপাটো
apatü 		আপাকেইটা
apakeita 		আপাবোৰ
apabür 		আপাবিলাক
apabilak 		আপাসমূহ
apaxomuh
ergative আপাই
apai 		আপাটোৱে
apatüe 		আপাকেইটাই
apakeitai 		আপাবোৰে
apabüre 		আপাবিলাকে
apabilake 		আপাসমূহে
apaxomuhe
accusative আপাক
apak 		আপাটোক
apatük 		আপাকেইটাক
apakeitak 		আপাবোৰক
apabürok 		আপাবিলাকক
apabilakok 		আপাসমূহক
apaxomuhok
genitive আপাৰ
apar 		আপাটোৰ
apatür 		আপাকেইটাৰ
apakeitar 		আপাবোৰৰ
apabüror 		আপাবিলাকৰ
apabilakor 		আপাসমূহৰ
apaxomuhor
dative আপালৈ
apaloi 		আপাটোলৈ
apatüloi 		আপাকেইটালৈ
apakeitaloi 		আপাবোৰলৈ
apabüroloi 		আপাবিলাকলৈ
apabilakoloi 		আপাসমূহলৈ
apaxomuholoi
terminative আপালৈকে
apaloike 		আপাটোলৈকে
apatüloike 		আপাকেইটালৈকে
apakeitaloike 		আপাবোৰলৈকে
apabüroloike 		আপাবিলাকলৈকে
apabilakoloike 		আপাসমূহলৈকে
apaxomuholoike
instrumental আপাৰে
apare 		আপাটোৰে
apatüre 		আপাকেইটাৰে
apakeitare 		আপাবোৰেৰে
apabürere 		আপাবিলাকেৰে
apabilakere 		আপাসমূহেৰে
apaxomuhere
locative আপাত
apat 		আপাটোত
apatüt 		আপাকেইটাত
apakeitat 		আপাবোৰত
apabürot 		আপাবিলাকত
apabilakot 		আপাসমূহত
apaxomuhot
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead.
Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).
Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case.
Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Noun

আপা • (apa)

  1. father, mother (used by the Ahom community)
Derived terms

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkic اپا (apa), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *apa (“elder female; elder sister”).

Pronunciation

  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /apa/,
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Noun

আপা • (apa)

  1. elder sister
    Synonym: বুবু (bubu)
  2. any elder or unrelated female (with inconsiderable to no age difference)

References

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Noun

আপা

  1. Bengali script form of āpā, which is ablative singular of আপ (āpa, “water”)
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