पितृष्वसा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पितृष्वसा (pitṛṣvasā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɪt̪.ɾɪʂ.ʋə.sɑː/, [pɪt̪.ɾɪʃ.ʋɐ.säː]

Noun

पितृष्वसा • (pitŕṣvasā) f

(rare, formal) a father's sister; an aunt
Synonyms: फूफी (phūphī), बूआ (būā)

Declension

Declension of *पितृष्वसा* (fem ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	पितृष्वसा pitŕṣvasā	पितृष्वसाएँ pitŕṣvasāẽ
oblique	पितृष्वसा pitŕṣvasā	पितृष्वसाओं pitŕṣvasāõ
vocative	पितृष्वसा pitŕṣvasā	पितृष्वसाओ pitŕṣvasāo

Further reading

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “पितृष्वसा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /pi.tr̩ʂ.ʋɐ.sɑː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pi.t̪r̩ʂ.ʋɐ.s̪ɑː/

Noun

पितृष्वसा • (pitṛṣvasā)

feminine nominative singular of पितृष्वसृ (pitṛṣvasṛ)