chitty
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See also: Chitty
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
chitty (comparative chittier or more chitty, superlative chittiest or most chitty)
Etymology 2[edit]
From chit (“young animal, whelp”) + -y.
Adjective[edit]
chitty (comparative chittier or more chitty, superlative chittiest or most chitty)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Borrowed from Hindi चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī, “letter, note, written message”). Doublet of cure.
Noun[edit]
chitty (plural chitties)
Etymology 4[edit]
Noun[edit]
chitty (plural chitties)
- Alternative form of chetty (“Indian merchant”)
References[edit]
- “chitty”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “chitty”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.