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”).
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) |
เศรษฐี • (sèet-tǐi)