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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘹𑘘𑘲 (seṭī), 𑘭𑘹𑘙𑘲 (seṭhī) (compare 𑘫𑘹𑘘𑘧𑘰 (śeṭayā), 𑘭𑘹𑘘𑘿𑘧𑘰 (seṭyā)), from Prakrit 𑀲𑁳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 / सॆट्ठि / ಸೆಟ್ಠಿ (sĕṭṭhi), 𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 / सिट्ठि / ಸಿಟ್ಠಿ (siṭṭhi), from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठिन् (śreṣṭhin). Cognate with Varhadi शेट (śeṭ), Ahirani शेट (śeṭ), शेठ (śeṭh).
Pronunciation
Noun
शेट • (śeṭ) m
- banker, merchant, tradesman
- (honorific) a title affixed to a male name
Further reading
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शेट”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 798
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “शेट”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2958.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śrēṣṭhin”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 737