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chital

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: axis deer

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: aksiskauris — deer
  • Hindi: चीतल (cītal) — deer
  • Hungarian: pettyes szarvas — deer
  • Japanese: アクシスジカ (akushisu-jika) — deer
  • Polish: aksis czytal — deer
  • Polish: czytal — deer
  • Polish: jeleń aksis — deer
  • Swahili: chitali — deer
  • Tamil: புள்ளிமான் (puḷḷimāṉ) — deer
  • Telugu: దుప్పి (duppi) — deer
  • Thai: กวางดาว — deer