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pituḥ

m

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What it meant — Monier-Williams

1. pitü-

pitü- m. Nahrung, feste Speise (RV +; s. Benv, BSL 51 [1955] 29ff., 32ff.); hierher die Zugehörigkeitsbildungen auf ’pima-, s.u. pitvd-. - lir., jav. pitu- m. feste Speise (und av. ’pißßa.. s.u. pitvd-), mp. pid, parth. pyd, oss. fyd/fid Fleisch, u.a (Abaev 1489, Bielmeier, Unters 242, Bai, Dict 196b). - Idg "itu-/*peitu- („Ergebnis verschiedener Fixierung eines ursprünglich beweglichen Paradigmas“, Kur, AkzAb1 33; … — [Mayrhofer, s.v. pitü-, p. 160]

2. ةِتُ

pitu m. once n. (√ pī, pyai) juice, drink, nourishment, food, RV. ; AV. ; TS. ; VS. ; AitBr. ( cf. Naigh. ii, 7. )

3. pituḥ

pituḥ gen. of pitṛ in comp.

4. pītu

pītu m. ‘who drinks or dries up’, the sun or fire, Uṇ. i, 71 , Sch.

5. pītu

the chief elephant of a herd, L. =

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Where it came from

  • Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) Treated in Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) s.v. pitu (vol. 3, scan p. 737; entry #11182).

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