เชษฐา
Thai
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- เจษฎา
Etymology
From blending of Pali jeṭṭha (“chief; senior”) and Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha, “older brother”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ជេដ្ឋា (ceitthaa); Thai เชษฐ์
Pronunciation
Orthographic | เชษฐา e d͡ʑ ʂ ʈʰ ā | |
Phonemic | เชด-ถา e d͡ʑ ɗ – tʰ ā | |
Romanization | Paiboon | chêet-tǎa |
Royal Institute | chet-tha | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰeːt̚˥˩.tʰaː˩˩˦/ |
Noun
เชษฐา • (chêet-tǎa)
- (literary, poetic, royal) (พระ~) older brother.
- (literary, poetic) supreme one; greatest/greater one; highest/higher one; superior one; senior one; oldest/older one.