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Pitta
//ˈpɪtə// name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Italian.
Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of pita. alt-of, alternative
- 2 Any passerine belonging to the taxonomic family Pittidae.
- 3 The dosha composed of fire and water uncountable
- 4 any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Telugu పిట్ట (piṭṭa).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sanskrit पित्त (pitta, “phlegm”).
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Italian Pitta.
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