sun father 1 realization
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Telugu
lexeme savita
meaning 1 sun The form also: Savita or savitr̥ḍu
direction
meaning 2 father
reference Brown Telugu dictionary: 1322
comment The other dictionary (Gwynn) doesn't point this meaning. Borrowed from sanskrit: savitṛ a m. a "stimulator, rouser, vivifier", savitrī "sun deity" (MW 1190). But in Sanskrit no meaning "father", only savitrī "mother".