Plural of chitty; small written notes or vouchers, especially used in Indian English and colonial contexts.
From Hindi 'chit,' with English plural '-ies' (or '-es'), showing how Hindi vocabulary was adopted and adapted into Indian English.
The word 'chitties' is a window into Indian English—it shows how Hindi vocabulary got absorbed into English with English grammar, creating a hybrid language that became its own distinct form of English.
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