เศรษฐี(sèt-tĕe)

Meanings

1NounA2

rich person; wealthy individual

A person with substantial wealth and assets.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเศรษฐีsèt-tĕeเศรษฐีsèt-tĕe1rich person; wealthy individual2millionaire; very wealthy person3tycoon; magnateมีทรัพย์สินmee sáp sĭnมีทรัพย์สินmee sáp sĭn[to] have assets; own propertyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
He is a wealthy person with many assets.
2NounB1

millionaire; very wealthy person

A very rich person; often implies a millionaire in many contexts.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillฝันfănฝันfăn1dream (during sleep)2[to] dream (during sleep)3dream; aspiration; fantasy4[to] dream; aspire; fantasizeอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเศรษฐีsèt-tĕeเศรษฐีsèt-tĕe1rich person; wealthy individual2millionaire; very wealthy person3tycoon; magnateเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; serviceครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitสบายsà-baaiสบายsà-baai1comfortable; at ease2well; fine (health/state)3[to] relax; take it easy4easy; effortless
He dreams of becoming a millionaire so his family can live comfortably.
3NounB2

tycoon; magnate

A wealthy and influential businessperson or landowner (formal or literary use).

Examples

ท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)เศรษฐีsèt-tĕeเศรษฐีsèt-tĕe1rich person; wealthy individual2millionaire; very wealthy person3tycoon; magnateในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)จังหวัดjang-wàtจังหวัดjang-wàt1provincial; upcountry (attrib., often before nouns)2provinceนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีอิทธิพลmee ìt-tí-ponมีอิทธิพลmee ìt-tí-pon[to] be influentialต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentการค้าขายgaan káa kăaiการค้าขายgaan káa kăaitrade; commerce; buying and sellingของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)
The wealthy magnate in this province has influence over the community's trade.

Related Words