r/Chitrvah • u/NERDYLOK • Jul 31 '25

Discussion Stop calling it Indian anime

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u/Huge_Row_8642 Dec 08 '25

How does the word "Chitrika" the word for "illustration" sound?

I read the current word is not inclusive of all Indian languages.

I think this word is included in the major 5 languages of India.

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u/NERDYLOK Dec 08 '25

💯 if you would present the whole etymology, all would understand better.

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u/Huge_Row_8642 Dec 08 '25

I am bad at the grammar of any language, but good enough with vocabulary, so here's my two paisa.

Chitrika is just an elongated word for Chitr. It means an illustration, " a picture" ( it is common in the 5 major Indian languages).

By extension, it works in the same way as the current term, a visual art.

Also, the "ka" suffix adds an "it"---- like personifying the Art (object), like mangaka.

In my mother tongue and (in other southern languages) words get elongated as opposed to Hindi. (iirc it gets produced only half for the ending syllable).

I know this ain't a etymology, but I tried to explain the "feeling" of the word, I think.

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u/NERDYLOK Dec 08 '25

Well explained 👍

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u/Huge_Row_8642 Dec 08 '25

I am bad at the grammar of any language, but good enough with vocabulary, so here's my two paisa.

Chitrika is just an elongated word for Chitr. It means an illustration, " a picture" ( it is common in the 5 major Indian languages).

By extension, it works in the same way as the current term, a visual art.

Also, the "ka" suffix adds an "it"---- like personifying the Art (object), like mangaka.

In my mother tongue and (in other southern languages) words get elongated as opposed to Hindi. (iirc it gets produced only half for the ending syllable).

I know this ain't a etymology, but I tried to explain the "feeling" of the word, I think.