pitā

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पिता (pitā, “father”), the nominative form of पितृ (pitṛ, “father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.ta/
• Rhymes: -ta
• Homophones: pita, pīta, pitā
• Hyphenation: pi‧tā

Noun

pitā

1. father

Derived terms

• pitara
• pitarah
• pitāloka
• pitāmaha
• pitāmahāguru
• pitāpūja
• swapitā

 

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦥꦶꦠ (pita) (inherited)

Further reading

• "pitā" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀺𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• पिता (Devanagari script)
• পিতা (Bengali script)
• පිතා (Sinhalese script)
• ပိတာ or ပိတႃ (Burmese script)
• ปิตา (Thai script)
• ᨷᩥᨲᩣ or ᨸᩥᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ປິຕາ (Lao script)
• បិតា (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄨𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

pitā

1. nominative singular of pitar (“father”)