mātāpitā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀸𑀧𑀺𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• मातापिता (Devanagari script)
• মাতাপিতা (Bengali script)
• මාතාපිතා (Sinhalese script)
• မာတာပိတာ or မႃတႃပိတႃ (Burmese script)
• มาตาปิตา (Thai script)
• ᨾᩣᨲᩣᨷᩥᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ມາຕາປິຕາ (Lao script)
• មាតាបិតា (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄂𑄖𑄂𑄛𑄨𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

mātāpitā

1. nominative/vocative plural of mātāpitar (“mother and father”)

Usage notes

The phrase mātāpitā ca is to be interpreted as mātā pitā ca (“mother and father”).