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Sita en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈsiːtə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सीता (sītā, “furrow”).

Meanings

1. (Hinduism) A goddess, the consort of Rāma.
2. A female given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.
   • It is only this late in the day, and possibly only in Willesden, that you can find best friends Sita and Sharon, constantly mistaken for each other because Sita is white (her mother liked the name) and Sharon is Pakistani (her mother thought it best — less trouble). 2000, Zadie Smith, White Teeth, London: Hamish Hamilton, →ISBN, pages 282–283:

Forms

Translations (24)

th สีดา (avatar of Lakshmi) · or ସୀତା (avatar of Lakshmi) · mni ꯁꯤꯇꯥ (avatar of Lakshmi) · ne सीता (avatar of Lakshmi) · gu સીતા (avatar of Lakshmi) · si සීතා (avatar of Lakshmi) · sa सीता (avatar of Lakshmi) · my သီတာဒေဝီ (avatar of Lakshmi) · tcy ಸೀತೆ (avatar of Lakshmi) · my သီတာ (avatar of Lakshmi) · bn সীতা (avatar of Lakshmi) · cmn 悉多 (avatar of Lakshmi) · ta சீதை (avatar of Lakshmi) · th นางสีดา (avatar of Lakshmi) · te సీత (avatar of Lakshmi) · id Sinta (avatar of Lakshmi) · kn ಸೀತೆ (avatar of Lakshmi) · mr सीता (avatar of Lakshmi) · sd सीता (avatar of Lakshmi) · my မယ်သီတာ (avatar of Lakshmi) · sd سِيتا (avatar of Lakshmi) · hi सीता (avatar of Lakshmi) · as সীতা (avatar of Lakshmi) · ml സീത (avatar of Lakshmi)