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Kaithi

Kaithi proper noun: a script historically used in parts of North India to write legal and administrative records.

kaithi: a script historically used in parts of North India to write legal and administrative records
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Proper noun

Kaithi

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

Forms of Kaithi

alternative formKayathi
alternative form (obsolete)Kythee

Origin of Kaithi

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

Questions about Kaithi

What does Kaithi mean?
Kaithi means a script historically used in parts of North India to write legal and administrative records.
What part of speech is Kaithi?
Kaithi is a proper noun.

Words near Kaithi in the dictionary

  1. kaitakas
  2. Kaitaks
  3. kaiten
  4. Kaith
  5. Kaithal
  6. Kaithi
  7. Kaiths
  8. kaitiaki
  9. kaitiakis
  10. kaitiakitanga
  11. Kaitij

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