Abaev Dictionary: entry <hi rendition="#rend_italic">bappa</hi>

Translated from Russian in 2020 by Oleg Belyaev (ed.), Irina Khomchenkova, Julia Sinitsyna and Vadim Dyachkov.

Абаев, Василий Иванович. Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка. Т. I. A–Kʼ. М.–Л.: Наука, 1958. С. ??–??.
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bappa
bappu
хлеб („детское“ слово) (a “child” word) bread („детское“ слово) (a “child” word) Распространенное на кавказской почве „детское“ слово: baba, babul, bepig (для -ig || -а ср. žižig || ос. ‘мясо’ на „детском“ языке), baba, bappu и др. Ср. также pappa детская каша. It is a widespread child word of Caucasian origin: baba, babul, bepig (for -ig || -а cf. žižig || Ossetic ‘meat’ in “child” language), baba, bappu etc. Cf. also pappa child porridge.