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.

Translations

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.

Yucatec Maya

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃital/

Verb

chital (intransitive)

  1. to lie down
    • 2011, Isaac Esaú Carrillo Can, U yóok’otilo’ob áak’ab. Danzas de la noche (pdf), Conaculta, page 104:
      [...] ti’ chilajen ti’ jump’éel k’aan tu majáantajo’ob ten le ko’olele’, ka jchilajene’ ki’ tin wu’uyaj tumeen ka’alikil ka’ap’éel áak’ab chéen tu k’ab che’ kin ts’áakimba jwenel.
      [...] I lay down in a hammock that the lady lent me. When I lay down, it was very pleasant for me, since for two nights I had slept in the branches of the trees.

Conjugation

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