Chhetri

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proper noun

An endogamous caste of Khas people belonging to kshatriya class

OriginNepali छेत्री ← Sanskrit क्षत्रिय →
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Meanings

proper nounChhetri (plural Chhetris)

plural Chhetris · alternative Kshetry · alternative Kshetri · alternative kshetri

  1. An endogamous caste of Khas people belonging to kshatriya class
  2. A Nepali surname.

Origin

  1. Sanskritक्षत्र“rule, dominion, authority”
  2. Sanskritक्षत्रिय“protector of gentle people”
  3. Nepaliक्षेत्री
  4. Nepaliछेत्री
  5. EnglishChhetri

From Nepali छेत्री (chetrī), variant of Nepali क्षेत्री (kṣetrī), from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, “protector of gentle people”), from Sanskrit क्षत्र (kṣatra, “rule, dominion, authority”). Cognate with Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 (x-š-a-y-θ-i-y /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “emperor”), from which is derived Persian شاه (šâh).

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APA

Chhetri. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chhetri

MLA

“Chhetri.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chhetri. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chhetri,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chhetri.

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