cheeta

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈtʃi.taː/

noun

Definitions

cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus

Etymology

Borrowed from English cheetah derived from Hindi चीता (panther, leopard) derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀕 derived from Sanskrit चित्रक (leopard).

Origin

Sanskrit

चित्रक

Gloss

leopard

Concept

Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

cheetah English
cheetahlike English
チーター Japanese
चित्र Sanskrit
चित्रक Sanskrit
síota Irish
चीता Hindi
ชีตาห์ Thai
çita Turkish
ચિત્તો Gujarati
𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀕 Sauraseni Prakrit