सेठ

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (seṭṭha), from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha). Doublet of श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭh), a tatsama. Cognate to Punjabi ਸੇਠ (seṭh).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /seːʈʰ/

Noun

सेठ • (seṭh) m

Proper noun

सेठ • (seṭh) m

A surname.

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “सेठ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śrēṣṭhin (12726)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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