pitā

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Old Javanese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

pitā

  1. father

Derived terms

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

Noun

pitā

  1. nominative singular of pitar (father)