Pitrivya, Pitṛvya: 13 definitions
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Pitrivya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Pitṛvya can be transliterated into English as Pitrvya or Pitrivya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Pitravy.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypitṛvya (पितृव्य).—m S A paternal uncle. Ex. tuja ātāñci vadhitōṃ yathārtha || pari pi0 mhaṇōni śaṅkalōṃ ||.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpitṛvya (पितृव्य).—m A paternal uncle.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPitṛvya (पितृव्य).—
1) A father's brother, paternal uncle.
2) Any elderly male relation; Manusmṛti 2.13.
Derivable forms: pitṛvyaḥ (पितृव्यः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPitṛvya (पितृव्य).—m.
(-vyaḥ) 1. A paternal uncle. 2. Any elderly relation. E. pitṛ a father, vyat aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPitṛvya (पितृव्य).—[pitṛ + vya], m. A paternal uncle, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 130.
— Cf. [Latin] patruus;
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPitṛvya (पितृव्य).—[masculine] father’s brother, paternal uncle.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pitṛvya (पितृव्य):—[from pitṛ] m. a father’s brother, paternal uncle, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc. (also -ka, [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan])
2) [v.s. ...] any elderly male relation, [Pañcatantra]
3) [v.s. ...] cf. [Greek] πάτρως; [Latin] patruus.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPitṛvya (पितृव्य):—(vyaḥ) 1. m. A paternal uncle.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pitṛvya (पितृव्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Piijja, Pittijja, Pittiya.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPitṛvya (पितृव्य) [Also spelled pitravy]:—(nm) an uncle.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPitṛvya (ಪಿತೃವ್ಯ):—[noun] a brother of one’s father; a paternal uncle.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pitrivyaghatin, Pitrivyaka, Pitrivyaputra.
Full-text: Prapitrivya, Pitrivyaputra, Pitrivyaghatin, Piijja, Pitravy, Pittijja, Pettapiya, Pittiya.
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