เศรษฐี

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit श्रेष्ठी (śreṣṭhī, “merchant”). Compare Old Khmer sesṭhi (“wealthy merchant”); Modern Khmer សេដ្ឋី (seetthəy, “wealthy man”); Lao ເສດຖີ (sēt thī); Pali seṭṭhī (“wealthy man”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เศรษฐี e ɕ r ʂ ʈʰ ī
Phonemic		เสด-ถี e s ɗ – tʰ ī
Romanization	Paiboon	sèet-tǐi
	Royal Institute	set-thi
(standard) IPA(key)		/seːt̚˨˩.tʰiː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

เศรษฐี • (sèet-tǐi)

1. wealthy person.
2. (Hinduism, astronomy, astrology) a name of the fixed star Dhaniṣṭhā, corresponding to Alpha Delphini to Delta Delphini.

Derived terms

• มหาเศรษฐี (má-hǎa-sèet-tǐi)
• อภิมหาเศรษฐี
• อภิมหึมามหาเศรษฐี

 

Related terms

• เศรษฐินี (sèet-tì-nii, “wealthy woman”)