dhītā

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀥𑀻𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • धीता (Devanagari script)
  • ধীতা (Bengali script)
  • ධීතා (Sinhalese script)
  • ဓီတာ or ဓဳတာ or ꩪီတႃ (Burmese script)
  • ธีตา (Thai script)
  • ᨵᩦᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຘີຕາ (Lao script)
  • ធីតា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄙𑄩𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit धयति (dhayati, “to suck”), cf. Latin fīlia (“daughter”) from the same root. More immediately, compare Magadhi Prakrit [Term?] and Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀻𑀤𑀸 (dhīdā).

It might also be a contraction of Sanskrit दुहितृ (duhitṛ, “daughter”), possibly before the loss of the laryngeals; it has certainly blended with this word or its Pali reflex Sanskrit duhitar.

Noun

dhītā f

  1. daughter

Declension

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Descendants
  • → Khmer: ធីតា (thiidaa)
  • → Sanskrit: धीता (dhītā)
  • → Thai: ธิดา (tí-daa)

References
  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “dhītar”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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