Kaithi

K5A1I1T1H4I1

proper noun

A script historically used in parts of North India to write legal and administrative records.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Kayathi · alternative obsolete Kythee

  1. A script historically used in parts of North India to write legal and administrative records.

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Origin

  1. Hindiकैथी
  2. EnglishKaithi

Borrowed from Hindi कैथी (kaithī). Doublet of Kayasthi.

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

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Chicago

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