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- Sanskrit · derived fromश्रेष्ठ
- English todaychetty
Ultimately from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) or श्रेष्ठीन् (śreṣṭhīn).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: A member of one of various South Indian castes of merchants, money-lenders and land-owners. Full definition →
Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ