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- Sanskrit · derived fromकिराततिक्त
- Hindi · derived fromचिरैता
- English todaychiretta
Borrowed from Hindi चिरैता (ciraitā), from Sanskrit किराततिक्त (kirātatikta).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
chiretta
Today it means: A kind of felwort, Swertia chirata (syn. Agathotes chirayta), found in northern India, esteemed as a tonic and febrifuge. Full definition →
Hindi चिरैता ← Sanskrit किराततिक्त