CHETTY


Meaning of CHETTY in English

noun

or chet·tie ˈched.ē

( plural chet·tis or chetties -d.ēz ; or chetty·ars -d.ēˌärz)

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Tamil-Malayalam ceṭṭi, from Sanskrit śreṣṭhin

: a member of a caste of Tamil moneylenders or merchants in southern India, Ceylon, Burma, Malaya, Fiji, and So. Africa

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