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ಚಿರತೆ

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Kannada

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *kiṯutt-. Cognate with Tamil சிறுத்தை (ciṟuttai), Kodava ಚಿರತೆ (cirate), Telugu చిఱుత (ciṟuta), Tulu ಚಿರ್ತೆಪಿಲಿ (cirtepili).[1]

Noun

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ಚಿರತೆ (cirate)

  1. cheetah

References

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  1. ^ Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “ciṟuttai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.