Khmer

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Pali seṭṭha. Cognate with Thai เศรษฐ (sèet-tà-).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic សេដ្ឋ
seṭ̥ṭʰ
Phonemic សេត-ឋៈ
set-ṭʰ`
WT romanisation seetthaʼ
(standard) IPA(key) /seːt.ˈtʰaʔ/

Adjective

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សេដ្ឋ (seetthaʼ) (abstract noun ភាពសេដ្ឋ)

  1. to be excellent, best, supreme