citah

Malay

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃitah]
  • Rhymes: -itah, -tah, -ah

Noun

citah (Jawi spelling چيته‎, plural citah-citah, informal first-person possessive citahku, second-person possessive citahmu, third-person possessive citahnya)

  1. cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
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