# पिता
## Hindi

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पिता
नानी
नाना
दादी
दादा
मामी
मामा
मौसा
मौसी
माता
पिता
ताऊ
ताई
बुआ
फूफा
चाचा
चाची
भांजा
भांजी
जीजा
दीदी
बहनोई
बहन
भैया
भाभी
भाई
भौजाई
भतीजा
भतीजी
जेठानी
जेठ
नंदोई
ननद
देवरानी
देवर
साला
सलहज
साली
साढ़ू
साला
सलहज
पति
पत्नी
समधी
समधिन
बहू
बेटा
पोता
पोती
बेटी
दामाद
जमाई
नाती
नातिन
समधी
समधिन :

### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पिता (pitā)

### Pronunciation

* (Delhi) IPA: /pɪ.t̪ɑː/, [pɪ.t̪äː]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

पिता • (pitā) m (feminine माता, Urdu spelling پتا)
* father

#### Related terms

* पितृ (pitŕ)

### References

* Bahri, Hardev (1989) “पिता”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
* Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “पिता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
* Platts, John T. (1884) “पिता”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
* McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पिता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

## Marathi
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पिता (pitā, “father”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pi.t̪a/

### Noun

पिता • (pitā) m
* (formal, uncommon) father
    Synonyms: वडील (vaḍīl), बाबा (bābā), बाप (bāp)

#### Related terms

* पितृ (pitru)

### References

* Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पिता”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
* Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पिता”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

## Nepali
### Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पिता (pitā)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [pit̪ä]
* Phonetic Devanagari: पिता

### Noun

पिता • (pitā) m
* father
    Synonyms: बुवा (buwā), बुबा (bubā), बाबा (bābā), बा (bā), बाबु (bābu)

#### Related terms

* पितृ (pitr̥)

### References
## Pali
### Alternative forms

* pitā (Latin script)
* 𑀧𑀺𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
* পিতা (Bengali script)
* පිතා (Sinhalese script)
* ပိတာ or ပိတႃ (Burmese script)
* ปิตา (Thai script)
* ᨷᩥᨲᩣ or ᨸᩥᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
* ປິຕາ (Lao script)
* បិតា (Khmer script)
* 𑄛𑄨𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)

### Noun

पिता (pitā)
* Devanagari script form of pitā, which is nominative singular of पितर् (pitar, “father”)

## Sanskrit
### Alternative forms

* পিতা (Assamese script)
* ᬧᬶᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
* পিতা (Bengali script)
* 𑰢𑰰𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀧𑀺𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
* ပိတာ (Burmese script)
* પિતા (Gujarati script)
* ਪਿਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
* ꦥꦶꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
* 𑂣𑂱𑂞𑂰 (Kaithi script)
* ಪಿತಾ (Kannada script)
* បិតា (Khmer script)
* ປິຕາ (Lao script)
* പിതാ (Malayalam script)
* ᢒᡳᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
* 𑘢𑘱𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
* ᢒᠢᢐᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
* 𑧂𑧒𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐥𑐶𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
* ପିତା (Odia script)
* ꢦꢶꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆥𑆴𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
* 𑖢𑖰𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
* පිතා (Sinhalese script)
* 𑩰𑩑𑩫𑩛 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚞𑚮𑚙𑚭 (Takri script)
* பிதா (Tamil script)
* పితా (Telugu script)
* ปิตา (Thai script)
* པི་ཏཱ (Tibetan script)
* 𑒣𑒱𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨞𑨁𑨙𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /pi.tɑ́ː/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /pi.t̪ɑː/

### Noun

पिता • (pitā́) m
* nominative singular of पितृ (pitṛ́, “father”)