"අප්පා" meaning in Sinhalese

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Noun

IPA: /ap.pa/, [apːaː] Forms: appā [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit அப்பா (appā). Cognate to Dhivehi އައްޕަ (appa) Etymology templates: {{bor+|si|sa|அப்பா}} Borrowed from Sanskrit அப்பா (appā), {{cog|dv|އައްޕަ}} Dhivehi އައްޕަ (appa) Head templates: {{head|si|noun||[[]]}} අප්පා • (appā), {{si-noun}} අප්පා • (appā)
  1. (colloquial, disrespectful) father Tags: colloquial Synonyms: බප
    Sense id: en-අප්පා-si-noun-iKGIHwAl Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sinhalese entries with incorrect language header, Family, Male family members
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        "1": "si",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "அப்பா"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sanskrit அப்பா (appā)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dv",
        "2": "އައްޕަ"
      },
      "expansion": "Dhivehi އައްޕަ (appa)",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sanskrit அப்பா (appā). Cognate to Dhivehi އައްޕަ (appa)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "appā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "si",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "[[]]"
      },
      "expansion": "අප්පා • (appā)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "අප්පා • (appā)",
      "name": "si-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "අප්‧පා"
  ],
  "lang": "Sinhalese",
  "lang_code": "si",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Sinhalese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "si",
          "name": "Family",
          "orig": "si:Family",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "si",
          "name": "Male family members",
          "orig": "si:Male family members",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "father"
      ],
      "id": "en-අප්පා-si-noun-iKGIHwAl",
      "links": [
        [
          "father",
          "father"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "disrespectful",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, disrespectful) father"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "බප"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ap.pa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[apːaː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "අප්පා"
}
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        "1": "si",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "அப்பா"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sanskrit அப்பா (appā)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dv",
        "2": "އައްޕަ"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sanskrit அப்பா (appā). Cognate to Dhivehi އައްޕަ (appa)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "appā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "si",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "[[]]"
      },
      "expansion": "අප්පා • (appā)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "අප්පා • (appā)",
      "name": "si-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "අප්‧පා"
  ],
  "lang": "Sinhalese",
  "lang_code": "si",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Sinhalese colloquialisms",
        "Sinhalese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Sinhalese lemmas",
        "Sinhalese nouns",
        "Sinhalese terms borrowed from Sanskrit",
        "Sinhalese terms derived from Sanskrit",
        "si:Family",
        "si:Male family members"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "father"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "father",
          "father"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "disrespectful",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, disrespectful) father"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "බප"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ap.pa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[apːaː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "අප්පා"
}

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