Proto-South Dravidian : *ā̆pa-
Meaning : cake
Tamil : appam, āppam
Tamil meaning : round cake of rice flour and sugar fried in ghee, thin cake, wafer, bread
Tamil derivates : appacci sweetmeat (nursery)
Malayalam : appam, āppam
Malayalam meaning : fried cake, wafer, bread
Kannada : appa
Kannada meaning : rice cake
Kannada derivates : appacci a cake (term used by children)
Tulu : appa
Tulu meaning : a kind of cake fried or baked
Number in DED : 0155
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