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ceti.

a South Indian

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈt͡ʃɛti]

  1. a South Indian

  2. trader

  3. loan shark, money lender, usurer

  4. matchmaker

Where this word comes from

From Malay ceti, from Tamil செட்டி (ceṭṭi, “mercantile class”), from Prakrit 𑀲𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (sĕṭṭhi), from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठिन् (śreṣṭhin, “merchant”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.