ابا

Noun

 * 1) father

Etymology 1
.Kashgari's attempt at tying it with and  are folk etymology based on similar phonology. The meaning "bear" is a result of taboo speech.

Noun

 * 1) father
 * 2)  mother
 * 3)  bear
 * 1)  bear
 * 1)  bear

Etymology 2
Clauson and Tekin suggest a native Turkic origin, reconstructable to *ōpa. On the other hand, Räsänen, Eren and Nişanyan consider it a borrowing from from.

Noun

 * 1)  clan, tribe

Noun

 * 1)  father, dad