pitucchā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀺𑀢𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• पितुच्छा (Devanagari script)
• পিতুচ্ছা (Bengali script)
• පිතුච‍්ඡා (Sinhalese script)
• ပိတုစ္ဆာ or ပိတုၸ္ꧡႃ or ပိတုၸ်ꧡႃ (Burmese script)
• ปิตุจฺฉา or ปิตุจฉา (Thai script)
• ᨷᩥᨲᩩᨧ᩠ᨨᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ປິຕຸຈ຺ຉາ or ປິຕຸຈຉາ (Lao script)
• បិតុច្ឆា (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄨𑄖𑄪𑄌𑄴𑄍𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पितुःष्वसा (pituḥṣvasā). Cognate with Prakrit [Term?] 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸 (piuccā).

Noun

pitucchā f

1. a father's sister; an aunt

Declension

Declension table of "pitucchā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	pitucchā	pitucchāyo or pitucchā
Accusative (second)	pitucchaṃ	pitucchāyo or pitucchā
Instrumental (third)	pitucchāya	pitucchāhi or pitucchābhi
Dative (fourth)	pitucchāya	pitucchānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pitucchāya	pitucchāhi or pitucchābhi
Genitive (sixth)	pitucchāya	pitucchānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pitucchāya or pitucchāyaṃ	pitucchāsu
Vocative (calling)	pitucche	pitucchāyo or pitucchā

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pitucchā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pituḥṣvasr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press