Etymology

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Today it means: A sister that is older than oneself; also used as a term of familiarity or respect toward a woman that is older. Full definition →

Urdu آپا ← Bengali আপা
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  1. Bengali · borrowed fromআপা
  2. Urdu · borrowed fromآپا
  3. English todayaapa

From Urdu آپا (āpā) / Bengali আপা (apa).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.