ဌေး

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali seṭṭhi (“millionaire”), from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठीन् (śreṣṭhīn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰé/
• Romanization: MLCTS: hte: • ALA-LC: ṭheʺ • BGN/PCGN: hte: • Okell: hteì

Proper noun

ဌေး • (hte:)

1. a unisex given name from Pali

Verb

ဌေး • (hte:)

1. to be rich; to be wealthy

Synonyms

• ကြွယ် (krwai)

Derived terms

• သူဌေး (suhte:)

 

Descendants

• → Shan: ထေး (thée)

Further reading

• “ဌေး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.