សេដ្ឋី

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali seṭṭhi (wealthy man).

Pronunciation

Orthographic សេដ្ឋី
seṭ̥ṭʰī
Phonemic សេត-ឋី
set-ṭʰī
WT romanisation seetthəy
(standard) IPA(key) /seːt.ˈtʰəj/

Noun

សេដ្ឋី • (seetthəy)

  1. wealthy man, millionaire
  2. (archaic) a title given to those very wealthy people who received the white parasol from the king