ceti

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛti]
• Hyphenation: cè‧ti

cèti (first-person possessive cetiku, second-person possessive cetimu, third-person possessive cetinya)

1. a South Indian.
2. trader
3. loan shark, money lender, usurer.

   Synonyms: lintah darat, pelepas uang, rentenir, tukang riba

4. matchmaker.

   Synonyms: comblang, muncikari

• “ceti” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛ.ti/
• Rhymes: -ɛti
• Hyphenation: cè‧ti

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

ceti m

1. plural of ceto

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

ceti f

1. plural of cete

• etcì, teci

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkeː.tiː/, [ˈkeːt̪iː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.ti/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːt̪i]

cētī

1. inflection of cētus:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive singular

a ceti (third-person singular present cetește, past participle cetit) 4th conj.

1. Alternative form of citi