द्यौष्पितृ

Sanskrit

Etymology

From द्यु (dyú, “sky”) +‎ पितृ (pitṛ́, “father”). Cognate with Proto-Italic *djous patēr (whence Latin Iuppiter), Ancient Greek Ζεῦ πάτερ (Zeû páter).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /d̪jɑ́ːwʂ.pi.t̪ŕ̩/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪jɑwʂ.pi.t̪r̩/

Proper noun

द्यौष्पितृ • (dyáuṣ-pitṛ́) m (pronounced dyā́uṣ-pitṛ́) (Vedic)

Dyaus Pita, Father Sky

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