चीता

See also: चित्ता, चिंता, and चूत

Hindi

Etymology

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

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiː.t̪ɑː/, [t͡ʃiː.t̪äː]

Noun

चीता • (cītā) m (Urdu spelling چیتا)

1. cheetah
2. leopard

Declension

Declension of चीता (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चीता cītā	चीते cīte
oblique	चीते cīte	चीतों cītõ
vocative	चीते cīte	चीतो cīto

Descendants

• → English: cheetah (see there for further descendants)