Chetty
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chetty is a noun meaning A member of one of various South Indian castes of merchants, money-lenders and land-owners.
Meaning
A member of one of various South Indian castes of merchants, money-lenders and land-owners.
Example Sentences
[…] Li Yeik or the Indian chetty in the bazaar would cash cheques […]
Far too many Burmese farmers are heavily in debt to the "chetties," the money-lending caste of the Madras coast.
A contract is made, usually by the house itself, with the chetties for such a quantity of cotton of such a quality, and the very lowest sum is fixed. The chetty, finding he cannot get a price that would justify the delivery of such cotton as he has contracted for, agrees to it, well knowing that they must take such as he chooses to deliver to them at the time.
Word Forms
- chetties
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chithi, chitthi, castemate, maty, subcaste, chacha.
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