चीता
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀕 (cittaga), from Sanskrit चित्रक (citraka, “leopard”), a compound of चित्र (citra, “variegated, spotted”) + काय (kāya, “body”), referring to the spots on the fur of a leopard. Cognate with Bengali চিতা (cita), Gujarati ચિત્તો (citto), Marathi चित्ता (cittā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]चीता • (cītā) m (Urdu spelling چیتا)
Declension
[edit]Declension of चीता (masc ā-stem)
Descendants
[edit]- → English: cheetah (see there for further descendants)