Abba: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Abba means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryabba (अब्ब) [or ब्बा, bbā].—Interjection of admiration or astonishment. abbā is further used as s f Ejaculation of one's admiration or astonishment. v kara, mhaṇa.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishabba (अब्ब) [-bbā, -ब्बा].—An interjection of admiration or astonishment.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbbā (अब्बा):—f. a mother, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAbbā (अब्बा):—(nm) father; —[jāna] father (a respectful term for address or for otherwise mention).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAbba (ಅಬ್ಬ):—
1) [noun] the female parent; the mother.
2) [noun] a suffix to the female names (meaning mother, a woman,).
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Abba (ಅಬ್ಬ):—[noun] the male parent; the father.
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Abba (ಅಬ್ಬ):—[interjection] an interjection to express wonder, appreciation, pain, relief, etc.
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Abbā (ಅಬ್ಬಾ):—
1) [noun] the female parent; the mother.
2) [noun] a suffix to the female names (meaning mother, a woman,).
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Abbā (ಅಬ್ಬಾ):—[interjection] an interjection to express wonder, appreciation, pain, etc.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryAbbā (अब्बा):—n. 1. father; 2. honor. term of address of an elderly man;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+17): Abba mallige, Abbabba, Abbacci, Abbage, Abbahana, Abbahati, Abbajana, Abbaje, Abbala, Abbalake, Abbaliga, Abbalige, Abbalike, Abbalisu, Abbalu, Abbambanna, Abbambhanna, Abbara, Abbarabadaki, Abbaradorisu.
Ends with (+208): Abbabba, Abbegabba, Abhabba, Abhivadetabba, Abu Habba, Adatabba, Adehabba, Adhitthatabba, Adugabba, Aharitabba, Aligabba, Ambalihabba, Amcedabba, Anetabba, Angulipabba, Anugantabba, Anuvattitabba, Apucchitabba, Arabba, Arocetabba.
Full-text: Gul-e-abbas, Abba mallige, Aba, Gul-abbas, Abbi.
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