चित्रा

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

ᬘᬶᬢ᭄ᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
চিত্ৰা (Assamese script)
চিত্রা (Bengali script)
𑰓𑰰𑰝𑰿𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
ચિત્રા (Gujarati script)
ਚਿਤੑਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
ꦕꦶꦠꦿꦴ (Javanese script)
ចិត្រា (Khmer script)
ಚಿತ್ರಾ (Kannada script)
ຈິຕ຺ຣາ (Lao script)
ചിത്രാ (Malayalam script)
𑘓𑘱𑘝𑘿𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
ᢋᠢᢐᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
ᢜᡳᢠᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
စိတြာ (Burmese script)
𑦳𑧒𑦽𑧠𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐔𑐶𑐟𑑂𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
ଚିତ୍ରା (Odia script)
ꢗꢶꢡ꣄ꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆖𑆴𑆠𑇀𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖓𑖰𑖝𑖿𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
චිත්‍රා (Sinhalese script)
சித்ரா (Tamil script)
చిత్రా (Telugu script)
จิตฺรา (Thai script)
ཙི་ཏྲཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒔𑒱𑒞𑓂𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕit.ɾɑ́ː/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕit̪.ɾɑː/
Hyphenation: चित्‧रा

Noun

चित्रा • (citrā́) stem, f

the 12th or 13th asterism

Declension

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Proper noun

चित्रा • (citrā) stem, ?

the star Spica

Descendants

Prakrit: 𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (cittā)
- Northern:
  - Khasa Prakrit:
    - Central Pahari:
      - Garhwali: चित (cit)
- Southern:
  - Helu Prakrit:
    - Dhivehi: ހިތަ‎ (hita)
    - Sinhalese: සිත (sita)
→ Tamil: சித்திரை (cittirai)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “citra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 261

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