name
Sithara
sih-THAH-rah
sɪˈtɑːrɑListen
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Syllable breakdown
Sithara
Sounds like
sih-THAH-rah
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Sinhala/Sanskrit (Sri Lanka) — from Sanskrit sitāra (star) or sita (white, pure); a radiant name
- Meaning
- star; pure and radiant
- Gender
- female
Common mispronunciations
SIT-ah-rahsih-THAR-ah
Pronunciation tips
Three syllables; stress the second. The 'th' is a soft dental stop, not as in 'the'. Related to the word for star in many South Asian languages.
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