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Pali
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit पितुःष्वसा (pituḥṣvasā). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸 (piuccā).
Noun
pitucchā f
- a father's sister; an aunt
Declension
Declension table of "pitucchā" (feminine)
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