Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dyaus pita

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dyaus pi-ta
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

In the Vedic religion, the Sky Father, husband of Prithvi and father of Agni and Indra.

Example Sentences

"Thus in the early Vedas we find records of Dyaus-Pita, or “Father-Heaven,” accompanied by Prithvi or “Mother-Earth”; also Ushas or “Dawn-Goddess”; Surya, or the “Sun-God”; Vayu or the “Wind-God”; and Agni, the “Fire-god”."

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit द्यौष्पितृ (dyáuṣpitṛ́). Doublet of Jupiter.

Word Breakdown

Root: *dyew-

Questions

What does dyaus pita mean?: In the Vedic religion, the Sky Father, husband of Prithvi and father of Agni and Indra.
Where does dyaus pita come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit द्यौष्पितृ (dyáuṣpitṛ́). Doublet of Jupiter.

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