çita

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cita"

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from English cheetah, from Hindi चीता (cītā, “leopard, panther”), ultimately from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “multicolored, speckled”) + काय (kāya, “body”), thus "having a spotted body".

Pronunciation

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Noun

çita (definite accusative çitayı, plural çitalar)

1. cheetah