chital

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hindi चीतल (cītal), from Sanskrit चित्रल (citrala, “variegated, spotted”) from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “spotted, bright; spot, mark”).[1][2]

Noun

chital (plural chitals or chital)

  1. a large spotted deer, of genus Axis, native to India and Sri Lanka
    Synonym: axis deer
A chital.

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References
  1. “chital”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  2. “chital”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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