From blending of Pali jeṭṭha (“chief; senior”) and Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha, “older brother”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ជេដ្ឋា (ceitthaa); Thai เชษฐ์.
Orthographic | เชษฐา e d͡ʑ ʂ ʈʰ ā | |
Phonemic | เชด-ถา e d͡ʑ ɗ – tʰ ā | |
Romanization | Paiboon | chêet-tǎa |
Royal Institute | chet-tha | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰeːt̚˥˩.tʰaː˩˩˦/(R) |
เชษฐา • (chêet-tǎa)