pitucchā
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀧𑀺𑀢𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- पितुच्छा (Devanagari script)
- পিতুচ্ছা (Bengali script)
- පිතුච්ඡා (Sinhalese script)
- ပိတုစ္ဆာ or ပိတုၸ္ꧡႃ or ပိတုၸ်ꧡႃ (Burmese script)
- ปิตุจฺฉา or ปิตุจฉา (Thai script)
- ᨷᩥᨲᩩᨧ᩠ᨨᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ປິຕຸຈ຺ຉາ or ປິຕຸຈຉາ (Lao script)
- បិតុច្ឆា (Khmer script)
- 𑄛𑄨𑄖𑄪𑄌𑄴𑄍𑄂 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit पितुःष्वसा (pituḥṣvasā). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸 (piuccā).
Noun
pitucchā f
- a father's sister; an aunt
Declension
Declension table of "pitucchā" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | pitucchā | pitucchāyo or pitucchā |
| Accusative (second) | pitucchaṃ | pitucchāyo or pitucchā |
| Instrumental (third) | pitucchāya | pitucchāhi or pitucchābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | pitucchāya | pitucchānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | pitucchāya | pitucchāhi or pitucchābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | pitucchāya | pitucchānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | pitucchāya or pitucchāyaṃ | pitucchāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | pitucche | pitucchāyo or pitucchā |
Further reading
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “pitucchā”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pituḥṣvasr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press