चित

Hindi

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*citta). Cognate with Punjabi ਚਿੱਤ (citta), Gujarati ચીત (cīt), Marathi चीत (cīt), Bengali চিত (cit).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪt̪/

Adjective

चित • (cit)

(wrestling) fallen on one's back; defeated, beaten

Derived terms

चित करना (cit karnā)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “citta (4800)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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