appa

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Greenlandic

Uria lomvia

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *atpa, from Proto-Eskimo *alpa. Cognate with Inuktitut ᐊᒃᐸ (akpa, murre), Inuinnaqtun atpa (murre), and Inupiaq atpa (common murre).

Pronunciation

Noun

appa (plural appat)

  1. murre, guillemot
  2. thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia)

Declension

References

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sanskrit अल्प (alpa)

Adjective

appa

  1. few, a small amount

Derived terms

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “appa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead