බාප්පා

Sinhalese

Etymology

බාල (bāla) +‎ අප්පා (appā). False cognate of Malayalam ബാപ്പ (bāppa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baːppaː/
  • Hyphenation: බාප්‧පා

Noun

බාප්පා • (bāppā)

  1. (colloquial) uncle, younger brother of your father
  2. (colloquial) male younger cousin of your mother