चित्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *kʷeyt- (to perceive, observe), t-extension of *kʷey-.

    Pronunciation

    Root

    चित् (cit)

    1. to perceive, fix the mind upon, attend to, be attentive
    2. to observe, take notice of,
    3. to aim at, intend, design
    4. to be anxious about, care for
    5. to resolve
    6. to understand, comprehend, know

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    References

    • Monier Williams (1899) “चित्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0395.
    • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “चित्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
    • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 047
    • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “चित्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 541; 547-548