เชษฐา

Thai

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.

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