a man who has begotten a child; the male parent; father.

a mode of addressing one's father.

a suffix to male names.

a mode of addressing any man deserving of respect or reverence because of age, position, etc.

a term of endearment in addressing boys.

a man or a thing, greater, bigger or more harmful, than the other; the daddy of all.

ಅಪ್ಪ ಅಮ್ಮ ಅನ್ನು appa amma annu to beseech humbly; ಅಪ್ಪ ಅಮ್ಮನ ಜಗಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂಸು ಬಡವಾಯಿತು appa ammana jagaḷadalli kūsu baḍavāyitu (prov.) when two bigs fight, it is the vulnerable that suffers; ಅಪ್ಪನ್ನ ಅಪ್ಪ ಅನ್ನದವ ಚಿಕ್ಕಪ್ಪನ್ನ ಅಪ್ಪ ಅಂದಾನೆ? appanna appa annadava cikkappanna appa andāne (prov.) does one, who does not respect his own father, respect any another person? ಅಪ್ಪ ಕಟ್ಟಿಸಿದ ಬಾವಿಯೆಂದು ಉಪ್ಪುನೀರನ್ನು ಕುಡಿ appa kaṭṭisida bāviyendu uppunīrannu kuḍi (prov.) = ಅಪ್ಪ ಹಾಕಿದ ಆಲಮರ ಅಂತ ನೇಣು ಹಾಕಿಕೊ; ಅಪ್ಪ ಹಾಕಿದ ಆಲದಮರ appahākida āladamara (fig.) unquestioned belief, profession or sentiment that has been handed over from a father to his son; ಅಪ್ಪ ಹಾಕಿದ ಆಲಮರ ಅಂತ ನೇಣು ಹಾಕಿಕೊ appahākida āladamara anta nēṇu hākiko (prov.) to cling to the tradition despite it being foolish, unprofitable or not advantageous; a man may love his house, yet not ride on the ridge; ಅಪ್ಪ ಸತ್ತು ಆರು ತಿಂಗಳಿಗೆ ಬಂದು ಹುಚ್ಚು ಮಾವ ಕೊರಳುಕಟ್ಟಿಕೊಂಡು ಅತ್ತ appa sattu āru tiŋgaḷige bandu, huccumāva koraḷukaṭṭikondu atta (prov.) to show sympathy hypocritically; or in a stupid manner.

a small round sweet cake made of rice flour, coconut, jaggery, etc. and fried in ghee or oil.

a swollen part of the body;

ಅಪ್ಪ ತಿಂದರೆ ಸಾಲದೆ ಕಾವಲಿ ಛಿದ್ರ ಏಕೆ? appa tindare sālade, kāvali chidra ēke (prov.) no matter what the vessel is, the wine must be good.

an interjection to express astonishment, pain or fatigue.

a suffix to the names of men, adding meaning respectfully 'father' 'respectful man' etc.

the colourless, transparent liquid occurring on earth as rivers, lakes, oceans, etc., and falling from the clouds as rain; water.

= ಅಪೀಮು.

the plant Papaver somniferum of Papaveraceae family, having a milky juice, and capsules containing many small seeds; opium poppy.

a kind of reed, Typha anguistifolia of Typhaceae family.

the reed Typha angustata of the same family; elephant grass; reed mace.

a piece of hard material, esp. of wood, tapering from a thick back to a thin edge that can be driven or forced into a narrow opening, as to split wood; a wedge.

to be able to.