English Explanatory Dictionary

chital

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

chital chitals cheetal cheetul

Etymology

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

Synonyms

axis deer
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