കിട

• IPA^(key): /kiɖɐ/

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

കിട • (kiṭa)

1. equality; match
2. grade; rank; class; quality; scale

   ഇന്ത്യ ഒരു ഒന്നാം കിട ശക്തിയായി മാറും.

   intya oru onnāṁ kiṭa śaktiyāyi māṟuṁ.

   India will become a first-rate (top-tier) power.

   അവൻ ഒരു ചെറുകിട കച്ചവടം നടത്തുകയാണ്.

   avaṉ oru ceṟukiṭa kaccavaṭaṁ naṭattukayāṇŭ.

   He is running a small-scale (petty) business.

3. competition; rivalry
4. opposition

• തുല്യത (tulyata) (equality)
• മത്സരം (matsaraṁ) (competition)

• ഒന്നാം കിട (onnāṁ kiṭa) (first-rate)
• കിടയറ്റ (kiṭayaṟṟa) (peerless)
• കിടപിടിക്കുക (kiṭapiṭikkuka) (to rival)

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കിട • (kiṭa)

1. a flock (specifically of sheep or goats);

• Warrier, M. I. (2008), “കിട [kiṭa]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
• Kailash Nath (2019), “കിട”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
• Gundert, Hermann (1872), “കിട [kiṭa]”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.