Punjabi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पिता (pitā).
Noun
ਪਿਤਾ • (pitā) m
- (India, formal) father
- Synonyms: ਬਾਪ (bāp), ਪਾਪਾ (pāpā), ਪਿਓ (pio)
References
- “ਪਿਤਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਪਿਤਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.