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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chital

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables
chi-tal
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a large spotted deer, of genus Axis, native to India and Sri Lanka

Etymology

From Hindi चीतल (cītal), from Sanskrit चित्रल (citrala, “variegated, spotted”) from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “spotted, bright; spot, mark”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: चीतल, चित्रल, चित्र

Inflected Forms

chitals (plural) cheetal (alternative) cheetul (alternative)

Synonyms

axis deer

Questions

What does chital mean?
a large spotted deer, of genus Axis, native to India and Sri Lanka
Where does chital come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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