चित्रल

Sanskrit

Etymology

From चित्र (citra).

Pronunciation

Adjective

चित्रल • (citrala) stem

  1. variegated, spotted

Descendants

  • Prakrit: 𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮 (cittala)
    • Assamese: চিতল (sitol)
    • Bengali: চিতল (citol)
    • Gujarati: ચીતળ (cītaḷ), ચીતલો (cītlo)
    • Hindustani: cital, citlā
    • Marathi: चितळ (citaḷ)
    • Nepali: चितल (cital)
    • Punjabi: citlā
      Gurmukhi script: ਚਿਤਲਾ
      Shahmukhi script: چِتْلا

References

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