މާތާޕިތާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit माता (mātā) + पितृ (pitṛ)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maː.t̪aː.pi.t̪aː/, [maː.t̪aː.pi.t̪aː]
  • Hyphenation: މާ‧ތާ‧ޕި‧ތާ

Noun

މާތާޕިތާ • (mātāpitā) (plural މާތާޕިތާތައް (mātāpitātak̊)) (archaic)

  1. mother and father, parents
    Synonym: މައިންބަފައިން (main̊bafain̊)
  2. ascendants, ancestry, progenitor
    Synonyms: ގުރަނދަ (guraⁿda), ޖަދު (jadu), ވަންހަ (van̊ha)

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މާތާޕިތާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 162
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