English Explanatory Dictionary

pitris

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The spirits of departed ancestors, venerated in Hindu culture.

Word forms

pitris

Etymology

From Sanskrit पितृ (pitṛ, “fathers”).

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