पितु

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • pitu (Latin script)
  • 𑀧𑀺𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
  • পিতু (Bengali script)
  • පිතු (Sinhalese script)
  • ပိတု (Burmese script)
  • ปิตุ (Thai script)
  • ᨷᩥᨲᩩ (Tai Tham script)
  • ປິຕຸ (Lao script)
  • បិតុ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄛𑄨𑄖𑄪 (Chakma script)

Noun

पितु (pitu)

  1. Devanagari script form of pitu, which is genitive/dative singular of पितर् (pitar, “father”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • পিতু (Assamese script)
  • ᬧᬶᬢᬸ (Balinese script)
  • পিতু (Bengali script)
  • 𑰢𑰰𑰝𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀧𑀺𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
  • ပိတု (Burmese script)
  • પિતુ (Gujarati script)
  • ਪਿਤੁ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑍁 (Grantha script)
  • ꦥꦶꦠꦸ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂣𑂱𑂞𑂳 (Kaithi script)
  • ಪಿತು (Kannada script)
  • បិតុ (Khmer script)
  • ປິຕຸ (Lao script)
  • പിതു (Malayalam script)
  • ᢒᡳᢠᡠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘢𑘱𑘝𑘳 (Modi script)
  • ᢒᠢᢐᠤ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧂𑧒𑦽𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐥𑐶𑐟𑐸 (Newa script)
  • ପିତୁ (Odia script)
  • ꢦꢶꢡꢸ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆥𑆴𑆠𑆶 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖢𑖰𑖝𑖲 (Siddham script)
  • පිතු (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩰𑩑𑩫𑩒 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚞𑚮𑚙𑚰 (Takri script)
  • பிது (Tamil script)
  • పితు (Telugu script)
  • ปิตุ (Thai script)
  • པི་ཏུ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒣𑒱𑒞𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨞𑨁𑨙𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *pitúš (“food”), from Proto-Indo-European *peyt- (“food”).[1] Compare Avestan 𐬞𐬌𐬙𐬎 (pitu, “food”), Lithuanian piẽtūs (“lunch”), Old Irish ith (“grain”).

Pronunciation

Noun

पि॒तु • (pitú) stem, m or n

  1. (Vedic) food, nourishment
  2. juice, sap, drink

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of पि॒तु
singular dual plural
nominative पि॒तुः (pitúḥ) पि॒तू (pitū́) पि॒तवः॑ (pitávaḥ)
accusative पि॒तुम् (pitúm) पि॒तू (pitū́) पि॒तून् (pitū́n)
instrumental पि॒तुना॑ (pitúnā)
पि॒त्वा¹ (pitvā́¹) 		पि॒तुभ्या॑म् (pitúbhyām) पि॒तुभिः॑ (pitúbhiḥ)
dative पि॒तवे॑ (pitáve)
पि॒त्वे¹ (pitvé¹) 		पि॒तुभ्या॑म् (pitúbhyām) पि॒तुभ्यः॑ (pitúbhyaḥ)
ablative पि॒तोः (pitóḥ)
पि॒त्वः¹ (pitváḥ¹) 		पि॒तुभ्या॑म् (pitúbhyām) पि॒तुभ्यः॑ (pitúbhyaḥ)
genitive पि॒तोः (pitóḥ)
पि॒त्वः¹ (pitváḥ¹) 		पि॒त्वोः (pitvóḥ) पि॒तू॒नाम् (pitūnā́m)
locative पि॒तौ (pitáu) पि॒त्वोः (pitvóḥ) पि॒तुषु॑ (pitúṣu)
vocative पितो॑ (píto) पितू॑ (pítū) पित॑वः (pítavaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter u-stem declension of पि॒तु
singular dual plural
nominative पि॒तु (pitú) पि॒तुनी॑ (pitúnī) पि॒तूनि॑ (pitū́ni)
पि॒तु¹ (pitú¹)
पि॒तू¹ (pitū́¹)
accusative पि॒तु (pitú) पि॒तुनी॑ (pitúnī) पि॒तूनि॑ (pitū́ni)
पि॒तु¹ (pitú¹)
पि॒तू¹ (pitū́¹)
instrumental पि॒तुना॑ (pitúnā)
पि॒त्वा¹ (pitvā́¹) 		पि॒तुभ्या॑म् (pitúbhyām) पि॒तुभिः॑ (pitúbhiḥ)
dative पि॒तुने॑ (pitúne)
पि॒तवे॑¹ (pitáve¹)
पि॒त्वे¹ (pitvé¹) 		पि॒तुभ्या॑म् (pitúbhyām) पि॒तुभ्यः॑ (pitúbhyaḥ)
ablative पि॒तुनः॑ (pitúnaḥ)
पि॒तोः¹ (pitóḥ¹)
पि॒त्वः¹ (pitváḥ¹) 		पि॒तुभ्या॑म् (pitúbhyām) पि॒तुभ्यः॑ (pitúbhyaḥ)
genitive पि॒तुनः॑ (pitúnaḥ)
पि॒तोः¹ (pitóḥ¹)
पि॒त्वः¹ (pitváḥ¹) 		पि॒तुनोः॑ (pitúnoḥ)
पि॒त्वोः¹ (pitvóḥ¹) 		पि॒तू॒नाम् (pitūnā́m)
locative पि॒तुनि॑ (pitúni)
पि॒तौ¹ (pitáu¹) 		पि॒तुनोः॑ (pitúnoḥ)
पि॒त्वोः¹ (pitvóḥ¹) 		पि॒तुषु॑ (pitúṣu)
vocative पितु॑ (pítu)
पितो॑ (píto) 		पितु॑नी (pítunī) पितू॑नि (pítūni)
पितु॑¹ (pítu¹)
पितू॑¹ (pítū¹)
  • ¹Vedic

References

  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “pitú”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
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