pitris
English
plural noun
Definitions
- (Hinduism) The spirits of departed ancestors, venerated in Hindu culture.
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit पितृ (father, paternal ancestor, fathers, ancestors).
Origin
Sanskrit
पितृ
Gloss
father, paternal ancestor, fathers, ancestors
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
父
Emoji
🎅
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *ph₂tḗr Proto-Indo-European
- द्यौष्पितृ Sanskrit
- पितृ Sanskrit
- पितृमेध Sanskrit
- पितृयज्ञ Sanskrit
- पितृयाण Sanskrit
- पिता Hindi
- पितृ Hindi
- ปิตร Thai
- పితృలు Telugu
- pitar Pali
- pitu Pali
- *pHtā́ Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *pHtā́ Proto-Indo-Aryan
- পিতা Bengali
- پتر Urdu
- 𑀧𑀺𑀉 Sauraseni Prakrit
- 𑀧𑀺𑀉 Maharastri Prakrit
- ਪਿਤਾ Panjabi, Punjabi
- पीय Old Gujarati