މާތާޕިތާ
Dhivehi
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [məːt̪əːpit̪əː]
Noun
މާތާޕިތާ • (mātāpitā) (plural މާތާޕިތާތައް (mātāpitātak̊))
- mother and father
- parents
- ancestry
- progenitor
References
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “މާތާޕިތާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 162.