សេដ្ឋី

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Khmer

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Etymology

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From Pali seṭṭhi (wealthy man).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic សេដ្ឋី
seṭ̥ṭʰī
Phonemic សេត-ឋី
set-ṭʰī
WT romanisation seetthəy
(standard) IPA(key) /seːt.ˈtʰəj/

Noun

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សេដ្ឋី (seetthəy)

  1. wealthy man, millionaire
  2. (archaic) a title given to those very wealthy people who received the white parasol from the king