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