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