Category: ArtsPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
ଚିତ୍ରକଳା
/chitrakala/Roman
English meaning: Painting / Visual Art
Odia Definition
(ଓଡ଼ିଆ)ଚିତ୍ରକଳା ହେଉଛି ରଙ୍ଗ ଓ ବ୍ରଶ ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ପ୍ରତିଛବି ତିଆରି କଳା। ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ପଟ୍ଟଚିତ୍ର ଏକ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ଲୋକ ଚିତ୍ରକଳା ଶୈଳୀ।
English Definition
The art of creating images on a surface. Odisha is famous for Pattachitra (cloth painting) depicting mythological scenes with natural colours, and Saura tribal paintings. Both have GI tags.
Example
“ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ପଟ୍ଟଚିତ୍ର ଜଗ ବିଖ୍ୟାତ।”
In English: “Odisha's Pattachitra is world famous.”
Synonyms
- ଆଙ୍କ
Literary Heritage
“ଚିତ୍ର ବିଚିତ୍ର ରଙ୍ଗ ଭଙ୍ଗ ଛଟା, ଦେଖି ମୁଗ୍ଧ ହୁଏ ଦୃଷ୍ଟି।”
/citra bicitra raṅga bhaṅga chaṭā, dekhi mugdha hue dṛṣṭi./
“Beholding the play of varied colours and forms, the eye becomes enchanted.”
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Language information
- Language
- ଓଡ଼ିଆ
- Odia
- Script
- Odia
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 37M