छित्त्वार

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰit.tʋɑː.ɾɐ́/, [t͡ɕʰit̚.tʋɑː.ɾɐ́]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰit̪ˈt̪ʋɑː.ɾɐ/, [t͡ɕʰit̪̚ˈt̪ʋɑː.ɾɐ]

Adjective

छित्त्वार • (chittvāra) stem (root छिद्)

1. roguish, hostile

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀙𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀭𑀼 (chĕttaru), 𑀙𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀭𑀼 (chittaru)
  • Central:
    • Hindustani: chītar
      • Hindi: छीतर
      • Urdu: چھِیتَر
  • Northwestern:
    • Punjabi: chittar

      Gurmukhi script: ਛਿੱਤਰ

      Shahmukhi script: چِھتَّر

    • Sindhi: chitaru, chitiro

      Arabic script: ڇِتَرُ, ڇِتِرو

      Devanagari script: छितरु, छितिरो

  • Southern:
    • Marathi: शित्री (śitrī)
  • Western:
    • Gujarati: છિપરું (chiprũ)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chittvāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press