[ciṭṭā], adj. bright, clear, white, fair-complexioned.
[◀MIA ⋯ ◀OIA śvitrá- ʻwhiteʼ AV., °aka- MBh. <√śvit ‘be white’ ◀PIE *k̂uei- extended kuei-d-, kuei-s-, kuei-t- ‘to shine; white’] ♣[=PIE▶⋯▶Eng. wheat, white ]
☞ (Platts, 1884) 0425; (Turner, 1966) 12772, p.740; (MW, 1899) 1106; (Pokorny, 1959) 0628; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.679
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