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