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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

पितृव्यpitṛvya1 A father's brother, paternal uncle.
1. 1 A father's brother, paternal uncle.
2. Any elderly male relation; Ms.2.13.
Derived forms and compounds
- -पुत्रः a father's brother's son, cousin.
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प्रपितृव्यprapitṛvyaA paternal grand-uncle.

A paternal grand-uncle.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

पितृव्यpitṛvya[pitri-vya] m. paternal uncle; elderly relative or friend.

[pitri-vya] masculine paternal uncle; elderly relative or friend.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

पितृव्यpitṛvyam. a father's brother, paternal uncle Mn. MBh. &c. (also -क HParis3.)
1. masculine gender a father's brother, paternal uncle Mn. MBh. etc. (also -क HParis3.)
2. masculine gender any elderly male relation Pan5c. [confer, compare Greek πάτρως; Latin patruus .]
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पितृव्यघातिन्pitṛvyaghātinm. the murderer of his father's brother Pa1n2. 3-2, 86 Sch.

masculine gender the murderer of his father's brother Pa1n2. 3-2, 86 Scholiast or Commentator

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पितृव्यपुत्रpitṛvyaputram. a father's brother's son, cousin Ma1lav.

masculine gender a father's brother's son, cousin Ma1lav.

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प्रपितृव्यprapitṛvyam. a paternal grand-uncle L.

masculine gender a paternal grand-uncle Lexicographers

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