[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s17.184 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.184 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.184 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s17.184](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.184) Tāta, apparently ‘dada’s boy,’ an affectionate term of address by a father (cf. Tata) to a son, is found in the Brāhmaṇas,¹ occurring in the vocative only. But in the sense of ‘father,’ through confusion with Tata, it occurs also as early as the Aitareya Āraṇyaka.² - [Previous: v1.c3.s17.183](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.183) - [Next: v1.c3.s17.185](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.185) - [Up: v1.c3.s17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.184](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.184) · Pramāṇa