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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 오빠 (oppa, “elder brother or close elder male friend (of a female)”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒpə/, /ˈəʊpə/, /ˈɒpɑː/, /ˈəʊpɑː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈoʊpə/, /ˈoʊpɑ/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒpə, -əʊpə, -ɒpɑː, -əʊpɑː
Noun
oppa (plural oppas)
- (manhwa, women's speech) An affectionate term of address for an older brother or somewhat older man.
- (South Korean idol fandom) A male idol revered by a younger female fan.
- 2017, Maylin Tabia, "Signs of being a Kpop/Kdrama addict", The Lodestar (Juan Sumulong High School), February - March 2017, page 11:
- Sign #2- Changing your phone's, laptop's etc. wallpaper/lockscreen with your oppa's photo.
- 2017 June, “Cosmo Bae Lee Min Ho”, in Cosmopolitan, page 14:
- Your oppa from Boys Over Flowers and The Legend of the Blue Sea is back with a new album.
- 2019 August, Farrah Ermeje, “Board Member Spotlight X2”, in The WKC Newsletter, volume 8, number 4, page 27:
- My K-Pop bias.... CHIM CHIM OFCOURSE[sic]. My oppa Jimin. <3 <3
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:oppa.
- 2017, Maylin Tabia, "Signs of being a Kpop/Kdrama addict", The Lodestar (Juan Sumulong High School), February - March 2017, page 11:
Translations
term of address
Anagrams
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adverb
ōppa
- twice
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 77v. col. 2:
- Oppa. dos vezes.
- Oppa. two times.
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 77v
Indonesian
Etymology
From Korean 오빠 (oppa), probably contracted from 오라비 (orabi, “brother of a female”) + 아 (-a, “hey”, vocative particle).
Pronunciation
Noun
oppa (first-person possessive oppaku, second-person possessive oppamu, third-person possessive oppanya)
- (colloquial, women's speech) An elder brother, or an affectionate term of address for a somewhat older man.
Further reading
- “oppa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *ompë.
Pronunciation
Adverb
oppa
Adjective
oppa (not comparable)
Inflection
This adjective is used only attributively, and has no case forms.
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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