cheetah en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈt͡ʃiːtə/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈt͡ʃiːtɑ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi चीता (cītā, “leopard, panther”), ultimately from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “multicolored, speckled”) (akin to Old High German haitar (“bright”) > German heiter; Old Norse heiðr (“bright”)) + Sanskrit काय (kāya, “body”), thus “having a spotted body”.
Meanings
- A distinctive member (Acinonyx jubatus) of the cat family, slightly smaller than the leopard, but with proportionately longer limbs and a smaller head; native to Africa and southeast Asia (where it is nearly extinct) and also credited with being the fastest terrestrial animal.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cheeta | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| chetah | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| cheetahs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
giant cheetah · American cheetah · Northeast African cheetah · king cheetah · cheetahlike · do cheetah flips
Descendants
Synonyms
hunting leopard · hunting cat · guepard
Translations (116)
ckb یۆز (Acinonyx jubatus) · wal zeerussaa (Acinonyx jubatus) · el τσιτάχ (Acinonyx jubatus) · ar شِيتَه (Acinonyx jubatus) · hi चीता (Acinonyx jubatus) · si චීටා (Acinonyx jubatus) · sq gepard (Acinonyx jubatus) · cy tsita (Acinonyx jubatus) · nn gepard (Acinonyx jubatus) · cmn 獵豹 /猎豹 (Acinonyx jubatus) · my သစ်ကျုတ် (Acinonyx jubatus) · ko 치타 (Acinonyx jubatus) · tk geçigaplaň (Acinonyx jubatus) · ar فَهْد (Acinonyx jubatus) · ky куулан (Acinonyx jubatus) · te చిరుతపులి (Acinonyx jubatus) · sk gepard (Acinonyx jubatus) · th ชีตาห์ (Acinonyx jubatus) · mk гепард (Acinonyx jubatus) · nl jachtluipaard (Acinonyx jubatus) · kmr yûzpiling (Acinonyx jubatus) · nl cheeta (Acinonyx jubatus) · uk ґепа́рд (Acinonyx jubatus) · as চিতা বাঘ (Acinonyx jubatus) · de Gepard (Acinonyx jubatus) · tl gepardo (Acinonyx jubatus) · sl gẹ̑pard (Acinonyx jubatus) · kmr çîta (Acinonyx jubatus) · fa یوز (Acinonyx jubatus) · ru гепа́рд (Acinonyx jubatus) · gl guepardo (Acinonyx jubatus) · lt gepardas (Acinonyx jubatus) · uz gepard (Acinonyx jubatus) · id citah (Acinonyx jubatus) · da gepard (Acinonyx jubatus) · egy Ab-b-i-i-F27-M16 (Acinonyx jubatus) · mt ċita (Acinonyx jubatus) · he ברדלס \ בַּרְדְּלָס (Acinonyx jubatus) · fa چیتا (Acinonyx jubatus) · is blettatígur (Acinonyx jubatus) · vi báo săn (Acinonyx jubatus) · az çita (Acinonyx jubatus) · uk гепа́рд (Acinonyx jubatus) · ta சிறுத்தை (Acinonyx jubatus) · ky гепард (Acinonyx jubatus) · az gepard (Acinonyx jubatus) · so harimacad (Acinonyx jubatus) · eu gepardo (Acinonyx jubatus) · hy վագրակատու (Acinonyx jubatus) · sh gȅpārd (Acinonyx jubatus) · sh ге̏па̄рд (Acinonyx jubatus) · tg гепард (Acinonyx jubatus) · mn үчимбэр (Acinonyx jubatus) · km ឆីតា (Acinonyx jubatus) · am አቦሸማኔ (Acinonyx jubatus) · sv jaktleopard (Acinonyx jubatus) · ti ቺታ (Acinonyx jubatus) · fr guépard (Acinonyx jubatus) · mi tīta (Acinonyx jubatus) · chr ᏢᏓᏥ ᎠᎦᏣᏄᎳ (Acinonyx jubatus) · pt guepardo (Acinonyx jubatus) · vi báo bờm (Acinonyx jubatus) · sv gepard (Acinonyx jubatus) · pt chita (Acinonyx jubatus) · ms citah (Acinonyx jubatus) · kmr yûz (Acinonyx jubatus) · mn гепард (Acinonyx jubatus) · ast guepardu (Acinonyx jubatus) · hy գեպարդ (Acinonyx jubatus) · sw duma (Acinonyx jubatus) · mr चीता (Acinonyx jubatus) · ca guepard (Acinonyx jubatus) · bn চিতা (Acinonyx jubatus) · el γατόπαρδος (Acinonyx jubatus) · ms چيته (Acinonyx jubatus) · ka გეპარდი (Acinonyx jubatus) · af jagluiperd (Acinonyx jubatus) · tr çita (Acinonyx jubatus) · bg гепа́рд (Acinonyx jubatus) · te చిరుతగండు (Acinonyx jubatus) · vi báo ghêpa (Acinonyx jubatus) · ja チーター (Acinonyx jubatus) · tg юз (Acinonyx jubatus) · wo tene mi (Acinonyx jubatus) · fi gepardi (Acinonyx jubatus) · cy llewpart hela (Acinonyx jubatus) · ota یوز (Acinonyx jubatus) · io gepardo (Acinonyx jubatus) · eo gepardo (Acinonyx jubatus) · es guepardo (Acinonyx jubatus) · it ghepardo (Acinonyx jubatus) · ga síota (Acinonyx jubatus) · nb gepard (Acinonyx jubatus) · pal 𐭩𐭥𐭮𐭩 (Acinonyx jubatus) · lv gepards (Acinonyx jubatus) · pl gepard (Acinonyx jubatus) · dsb gepard (Acinonyx jubatus) · et gepard (Acinonyx jubatus) · gu ચિત્તો (Acinonyx jubatus) · nv náshdóí dilwoʼí (Acinonyx jubatus) · fa یوزپلنگ (Acinonyx jubatus) · ja 狩猟豹 (Acinonyx jubatus) · ka ავაზა (Acinonyx jubatus) · be гепа́рд (Acinonyx jubatus) · hu gepárd (Acinonyx jubatus) · ro ghepard (Acinonyx jubatus) · es gatopardo (Acinonyx jubatus) · mn ᠦᠴᠢᠮᠪᠡᠷ (Acinonyx jubatus) · ga liopard fiaigh (Acinonyx jubatus) · kk қабылан (Acinonyx jubatus) · cs gepard (Acinonyx jubatus) · bo ཤ་གཟིག (Acinonyx jubatus) · es chita (Acinonyx jubatus) · az qepard (Acinonyx jubatus) · ur چیتا (Acinonyx jubatus) · he צ׳יטה \ צִ׳יטָה (Acinonyx jubatus)