"aapa" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɑːpɑː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-aapa.wav [US] Forms: aapas [plural]
Etymology: From Urdu آپا (āpā) / Bengali আপা (apa). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ur|آپا|tr=āpā}} Urdu آپا (āpā), {{bor|en|bn|আপা}} Bengali আপা (apa) Head templates: {{en-noun}} aapa (plural aapas)
  1. (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, rare) A sister that is older than oneself; also used as a term of familiarity or respect toward a woman that is older. Tags: India, Pakistan, rare

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for aapa meaning in English (2.3kB)

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