masc nom sg of pitar (noun); masc voc sg of pitar (noun)
Etymology. From Indo-European *pH₂tér- (the laryngeal explains the long ā in the vocative pitā). Cognates: Sanskrit pitṛ, Latin pater, Greek πατήρ (patḗr), English father, German Vater. The word is ancient and widespread across Indo-European languages.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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