পিতা

See also: পাতা and পাত

Assamese

Alternative forms

  • পিতাই (pitai)

Etymology

From Old Assamese পিতা (pita), borrowed from Sanskrit পিতৃ (pitṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pHtā́, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Doublet of পিতৃ (pitri).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pi.ta/

Noun

পিতা (pita)

  1. father, dad
    Synonyms: দেউতা (deuta), বাপ (bap), বোপা (büpa), বোপাই (büpai)

Usage notes

Like other Assamese kinship nouns, পিতা (pita) uses the -এক (-ek) suffix for 3rd person. 2nd person can use the -এৰে (-ere) suffix for contemptuous manner. For example,

  • মোৰ পিতাmür pitaMy father
  • আপোনাৰ বাপapünar bapYour পিতা
  • তোৰ পিতাৰেtür pitareYour father
  • তাৰ পিতাকtar pitakHis father

Declension


Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पितृ (pitṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pHtā́, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

Noun

পিতা (pita)

  1. father
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