Chaitra

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit चैत्र (caitra).

Proper noun

Chaitra

1. (Hinduism) The first month of the Hindu lunar calendar.

Related terms

lunar monthsedit

• Aashaadha
• Aswayuja
• Bhadrapada
• Chaitra
• Jyeshta
• Kartika
• Magha
• Margashirsha
• Pausha
• Phalguna
• Shraavana
• Vaisakha

Translations

a lunar month

• Burmese: တန်ခူး (my) (tanhku:)
• Kashmiri: ژِتھٕر (ċithụr), ژٕتھٕر (ċụthụr)
• Khmer: ចេត្រ (km) (caet)
• Lao: ຈິດຕະຣະ (chit ta ra)
• Mon: စဲ (mnw)
• Pali: Citta
• Punjabi: ਚੇਤ (cet)
• Sanskrit: चैत्र (sa) (caitra)
• Sindhi: چيٽُ (sd), چَئِتو, چَيِتّي
• Telugu: చైత్రము (te) (caitramu)
• Urdu: چیت (cet), چیتر

Anagrams

• Cathari, cathair, chirata, cithara