เศรษฐี

Thai

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
Orthographicเศรษฐี
e ɕ r ʂ ʈʰ ī
Phonemicเสด-ถี
e s ɗ – tʰ ī
RomanizationPaiboonsèet-tǐi
Royal Instituteset-thi
(standard) IPA(key)/seːt̚˨˩.tʰiː˩˩˦/

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