PITAR, father, is derived from the Sanskrit root Pa, which means to protect, to support, to nourish. The father, as genitor, was called in Sanskrit Ganitar, but as protector and supp9rter of his offspring he was called Pitar ; hence, an the Veda, these two names are used together, in order to express the full idea of father. Thus the poet says ' Dyaus me pets, genitl, Jovis mei pater genitor,
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Turkish Baba. Aim.
Georgian, . . . Mama. Deda.
Mantshu, . . . Ama. Eme.
Javanese, . . . Bapa. Ibu.
Malay, . . . . Bapa. Ma.
Syami (Tibet), . . Dhada. Ma.
Arabic, Ab-Walid. Walidah.
Tibetan, . . . Pha. Ama.
Serpa (Nepal), . . Abe. Ama.
Murmi (Nepal), . . Apa. Amma.
Pakbya (Nepal), . . Baba. Ama.
Persian, . . . Pith. Nadal..
Lepcha (Sikkim), . Abo. Amo.
Bhutani, . . . Appa. Ai.
Dhimal (N.E. Bengal), Abs. Ama.
Koch (N.E. Bengal), . Bap. Ma.
Garo (N.E. Bengal), . Abe. Ama.
Burman (Burma), . Aiwa. And.
Mru (Burma), . . Pa. Au.
Salt, . . . . Aba. Ann.
Talain (Siam), . . Ma. Ya.
Ho (Central India), . Appu. Enga.
Santhali (Central India), Balm. Ayo.
Uraon (Central India), Babe. Ayyo.
Gayeti (Central India), Baba. Dai.
Khond Abba. Ayya.
Tuluva (Southern India), Amme. Appe.
Badaga (Southern India), Appa. Avve.
Irnla (Southern India), Amma. Avve.
Singhalese, . . . Appa. Amma.
Chinese, . . . Fu. Mu.
Tamil, Appa. Amma.
Telugu, . . . Tandri. Thullee.
—Lubbock's Origin of Civil. p. 415. PITCH.
Zift, Kar, ARAB., TURK. Pitch, . . GU., HIND. Sung-shu-kau, . . CHIN. Pece, IV.
Bra ,i Poix, . . . FR. Smola-gust aja, Rue.
Pech, GER. Pez, Sr.
Pitch is the residuum of tar, inspissated by heat or boiled down to dryness. In China, black dammer and impure elemi are used as substitutes for pitch. In British India the black dammer is used similarly.--M'Culloch.