Bapa

See also: bapa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay Bapa, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?]. Doublet of bapak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbapa/ [ˈba.pa]
• Rhymes: -apa
• Syllabification: Ba‧pa
• Homophone: bapa

Noun

Bapa (plural Bapa-Bapa)

1. (Christianity) God, the father of Creation

Derived terms

• bapa gereja
• bapa Suci

Related terms

• bapak

Further reading

• “Bapa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Reverential capitalization of bapa.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): [ba.pə]

  • Audio (Malaysia, Johor-Riau):

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  • Rhymes: -pə, -ə
• (Baku) IPA^(key): [ba.pa]
  • Rhymes: -pa, -a
• Hyphenation: ba‧pa

Proper noun

Bapa (Jawi spelling باڤ)

1. (Christianity) God, the father of Creation.

Related terms

See bapa.

See also

• bapa gereja (“Church Father”)
• bapa Suci, paus (“pope”)

Further reading

• "Bapa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017