dyaus-pitar

1. 1.

   Hindu god of the sky

   SynonymsDyaus

   BroaderHindu deity

Questions about dyaus-pitar

What does dyaus-pitar mean?

dyaus-pitar means "Hindu god of the sky".

How many syllables are in dyaus-pitar?

dyaus-pitar has 3 syllables: dyau-s-pi-tar. The stress falls on "dyau".

What is another word for dyaus-pitar?

Close synonyms include Dyaus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dyaus-pitar a common word?

dyaus-pitar is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.