chitty
See also: Chitty
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editAdjective
editchitty (comparative chittier or more chitty, superlative chittiest or most chitty)
Etymology 2
editFrom chit (“young animal, whelp”) + -y.
Adjective
editchitty (comparative chittier or more chitty, superlative chittiest or most chitty)
Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editBorrowed from Hindi चिट्ठी (ciṭṭhī, “letter, note, written message”). Doublet of cure.
Noun
editchitty (plural chitties)
Etymology 4
editNoun
editchitty (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.