chital

English

Alternative forms

• cheetal, cheetul

Etymology

From Hindi चीतल (cītal), from Sanskrit चित्रल (citrala, “variegated, spotted”) from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “spotted, bright; spot, mark”).

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

deer

• Finnish: aksishirvi
• Hindi: चीतल (hi) m (cītal)
• Japanese: アクシスジカ (ja) (akushisu-jika)
• Swahili: chitali
• Telugu: దుప్పి (te) (duppi)
• Thai: กวางดาว (th)

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^[1] (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

conjugation of chital

	singular			plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
imperfective	kin chital	ka chital	ku chital	k chital	ka chitaleʼex	ku chitaloʼob
perfective	chilajen	chilajech	chilajij	chilajoʼon	chilajeʼex	chilajoʼob
subjunctive	ka chilaken	ka chilakech	ka chilak	ka chilakoʼon	ka chilakeʼex	ka chilakoʼob
imperative	-	chilen	-	-	chileneʼex	-