bapa

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Balinese

Romanization

bapa

  1. 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

  1. father

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Blagar

Noun

bapa

  1. crocodile

References

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay bapa.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧pa
  • IPA(key): /ˈbapa/

Noun

bapa

  1. (usually northern Ilocano, 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)

  1. (obsolete) father
  2. (obsolete) mister, sir

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Javanese

Romanization

bapa

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦥ

Kapampangan

Noun

bapa

  1. uncle

Malay

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian. Compare Balinese bapa, Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa, “father”).

Pronunciation

Noun

bapa (plural bapa-bapa, informal 1st possessive bapaku, 2nd possessive bapamu, 3rd possessive bapanya)

  1. father (male parent)

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References

  • 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

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