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khatri
[ kuh-tree ]
/ ˈkʌ tri /
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noun
a person who belongs to a Hindu mercantile caste alleged to originate with the Kshatriyas.
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Origin of khatri
1620–30; <Hindi <Sanskrit kṣatriyaKshatriya
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How to use khatri in a sentence
No village can get on without the Khatri who keeps the accounts, does the banking business, and buys and sells the grain.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. RussellThere is a proverb, “He who is sharper than a Bohra must be mad, and he who is fairer than a Khatri must be a leper.”
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. RussellThey are of the Khatri class, and are found all over the country even amongst the wildest tribes.