Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chitty

/ˈt͡ʃɪti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: chit-ty
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪti/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Full of chits or sprouts.

adj

Afflicted with warts or pimples.

adj

Childish; like a baby.

adj

Like a pert young girl; impudent.

noun

A small note, such as a pass or voucher slip; any scrip; a company chit.

noun

Alternative form of chetty (“Indian merchant”).

name

Etymology

Etymology tree English chit Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English chitty From chit (“sprout”) + -y.

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: चिट्ठी

Inflected Forms

more chitty (comparative) most chitty (superlative) chitties (plural) Chittys (plural)

Phrases

chitty-face

Rhymes With

city pretty committee pity kitty witty subcommittee gritty bitty nitty ditty itty

Questions

How do you pronounce chitty?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɪti/.
What does chitty mean?: Full of chits or sprouts.
Where does chitty come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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