ਚਿਟਾ
See also: ਚਿੱਟਾ
Old Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit श्वित्र (śvitrá, “white”).
Adjective
ਚਿਟਾ (ciṭā /ciṭṭā/)
- white
- Synonym: ਸੁਪੇਦੁ (supēdu)
Descendants
- Punjabi: ciṭṭā
- Gurmukhi: ਚਿੱਟਾ
- Shahmukhi: چِٹّا
Further reading
- Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 111.
- “ਚਿਟਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ciṭṭā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 740
Punjabi
Adjective
ਚਿਟਾ • (ciṭā)
- alternative form of ਚਿੱਟਾ (ciṭṭā, “white”)
Noun
ਚਿਟਾ • (ciṭā) m
- alternative form of ਚਿੱਟਾ (ciṭṭā, “white colour”)
Proper noun
ਚਿਟਾ • (ciṭā) m
- alternative form of ਚਿੱਟਾ (ciṭṭā, “Chita”)