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Balinese
Romanization
bapa
- Romanization of ᬩᬧ.
Banjarese
Etymology
M. Asfandi Adul hypothesizes an ultimately Dravidian source (compare Tamil அப்பா (appā)), with a native b- element descended from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aba. See also Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa, “father”).
Noun
bapa
- father
References
Blagar
Noun
bapa
- crocodile
References
Ilocano
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay bapa.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧pa
- IPA(key): /ˈbapa/
Noun
bapa
- (usually Ilocos Norte, dialectal) term of respect for a (male) person one generation older than the speaker
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay bapa, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian . Doublet of Bapa and bapak. See also Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa, “father”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bapa/
- Hyphenation: ba‧pa
Noun
bapa (first-person possessive bapaku, second-person possessive bapamu, third-person possessive bapanya)
- (obsolete) father
- (obsolete) mister, sir
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
bapa
- Romanization of ꦧꦥ
Kapampangan
Noun
bapa
- uncle
Malay
Etymology
From Old Javanese bapa, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *appa. Hoogervorst mentioned that the word was affixed as *ba- (“someone who fulfils the function of or behaves like”) + apak (“father”), which is a cognate of Tamil அப்பா (appā, “father”),[1] and comparable to modern ber- + apak. See also Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa, “father”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bapa (Jawi spelling باڤ, plural bapa-bapa, informal 1st possessive bapaku, 2nd possessive bapamu, 3rd possessive bapanya)
- A father:
- A male parent.
- bapa Daniel ― Daniel's father
- The founder of a cause, movement and so on.
- Bapa Kemerdekaan ― Father of Independence
- An uncle (male sibling of parent).
- A form of address to an older male person.
Synonyms
(male parent):
Affixations
Compounds
See also
- Bapa (“God”) (Christianity)
References
- ^ Tom Hoogervorst (2017) Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies, ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440
Further reading
- “bapa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “باڤق bapak”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 43
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “باڤ bapa”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 81-2
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “bapa”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 85
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Possibly borrowed from Malay bapa, from Old Javanese bapa, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *appa. Compare Kapampangan bapa. See also Kapampangan ibpa.
Pronunciation
Noun
bapa (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜉ) (obsolete)
- father
- Synonyms: ama, tatay
- (Laguna) grandfather
- Synonyms: lolo, nuno, (dialectal) amba, (archaic) abwelo
- term of address for a male person regardless of age
Usage notes
- Used by children to refer to their father but may be used as an insult by other people.
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Particle
bapá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜉ)
- an indication of admiration: oh!
- Synonym: aya
Ganda mo bapa!- Oh how beautiful you are!
Tamis bapa nito a!- Oh how sweet is this!
Pagkahayop mo bapa a!- Oh what a big animal you are!
Katiisan bapa nang loob niya a!- Oh how enduring is his will!
Usage notes
- Sometimes used with particle a.
See also
Further reading
- “bapa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 104.
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
- Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte. (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 25: “Admirarſe) Bapa (pc) que oye o ve, pronunciãdo eſta palabra, poſpueſta . vt. ſacqit bapaa, o que gran dolor”
- page 50: “Amado) Bapa (pp) nombre regalado de mayor a menor”
- page 444: “Niñico) Bapa (pp) regalandoſe con algun niño”
- page 448: “O) Bapa (pc) adver) de admiraçion, vt. galing bapa, o que co}a tambuena”
- page 458: “Padre) Bapa (pp) nombre regalado con q̃ le nombra el hijo pero dicho por otro es afrenta”
- page 507: “Querido) Bapa (pp) palabra regalada a niños”