माता-पिता

Hindi

Etymology

Dvandva compound of माता (mātā, “mother”) +‎ पिता (pitā, “father”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mɑː.t̪ɑː.pɪ.t̪ɑː/, [mäː.t̪äː.pɪ.t̪äː]

Noun

माता-पिता • (mātā-pitā) m pl

1. (polite) parents

   Synonym: माँ-बाप (mā̃-bāp)

Declension

Declension of माता-पिता (pl-only masc unmarked ā-stem)

	plural
direct	माता-पिता mātā-pitā
oblique	माता-पिताओं mātā-pitāõ
vocative	माता-पिताओ mātā-pitāo