çita

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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English cheetah, from Hindi चीता (cītā, leopard, panther), ultimately from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, multicolored, speckled) + काय (kāya, body), thus "having a spotted body".

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

çita (definite accusative çitayı, plural çitalar)

  1. cheetah