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:)

a unisex given name from Pali

Verb

ဌေး • (hte:)

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.

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