அகப்பா

Tamil

Etymology

From அகம். This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐɡɐpːaː/

Noun

அகப்பா • (akappā)

1. fortified wall, wall of a fort or fortress
2. mound with inner fortifications
3. ditch around a fort

References

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “அகப்பா”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press