Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chhetri

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: chhetri
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Derivative of kshatriya

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An endogamous caste of Khas people belonging to kshatriya class

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Any descendants of Vedic Kshatriyas living in the Pahari zone.

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Any Hindu thread wearing (Tagadhari) clan of Kshatriya class

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Etymology

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).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: छेत्री, क्षेत्री, क्षत्रिय, क्षत्र

Inflected Forms

Chhetris (plural)

Questions

What does chhetri mean?: Derivative of kshatriya
Where does chhetri come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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