chita

See also: Chita, Chitá, and chītā

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kɪ́ta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ta/

Verb

-chita (infinitive kuchíta)

  1. to do

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Applicative: -chitira
    • Causative: -chititsa
    • Negative: -sachita
    • Passive: -chitidwa
    • Repetitive: -chitanso
    • Stative: -chitika
    • Other formations: -chita chizimezime (“to be dim/to be hard to see”), -chita chizinda (“to be rude or impatient”), -chita mazangazime (“to hallucinate”), -chita ngati (“to pretend”), -chita ngwangwangwa (“to shiver due to being wet or cold”), -chita njiru (“to be envious or jealous”), -chita nthantha (“to hesitate or doubt, to be on the point of death”)
  • Nominal derivations:

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From Saint Dominican Creole French sitta, from French assieds-toi (“sit down”, imperative, second person singular). Compare Louisiana Creole assite, Cajun French assir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃi.ta/

Verb

chita

  1. sit down

See also

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃi.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃi.ta/
 

  • Hyphenation: chi‧ta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English cheetah,[1] from Hindi चीता (cītā, “leopard, panther”),[2] ultimately from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “multicolored, speckled”).

Noun

chita f (plural chitas)

  1. (chiefly Portugal) cheetah (Acinonyx)
    Synonym: guepardo

Etymology 2

From Hindi छींट (chī̃ṭ).

Noun

chita f (plural chitas)

  1. chintz
    • 1977, Clarice Lispector, A hora da estrela [The Hour of the Star]:
      Ela que devia ter ficado no Sertão de Alagoas com vestido de chita e sem nenhuma datilografia, já que escrevia tão mal, só tinha até o terceiro ano primário.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

  1. ^ “chita”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
  2. ^ “chita”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English cheetah, from Hindi चीता (cītā, “leopard", "panther”), ultimately from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “multicolored", "speckled”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃita/ [ˈt͡ʃi.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: chi‧ta

Noun

chita m or f same meaning (plural chitas)

  1. (zoology) cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
    Synonym: guepardo

Further reading

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