เศรษฐี
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Thai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
| 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[edit]
เศรษฐี • (sèet-tǐi)
- wealthy person.
- (Hinduism, astronomy, astrology) a name of the fixed star Dhaniṣṭhā, corresponding to Alpha Delphini to Delta Delphini.
Derived terms[edit]
- มหาเศรษฐี (má-hǎa-sèet-tǐi)
- อภิมหาเศรษฐี
- อภิมหึมามหาเศรษฐี
Related terms[edit]
- เศรษฐินี (sèet-tì-nii, “wealthy woman”)