# chetty

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #87,134

## Definitions
1. A member of one of various South Indian castes of merchants, money-lenders and land-owners.

## Etymology
Ultimately from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) or श्रेष्ठीन् (śreṣṭhīn).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chetty