เศรษฐ์
sèetMeaning
1NounB2
excellent; superior; best (literary)
excellent, outstanding, or superior; also used as an element in personal names
Examples
พ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛparentsตั้งชื่อdtâng-chʉ̂ʉตั้งชื่อdtâng-chʉ̂ʉ[to] name [sb]/[sth]; [to] give a nameเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเศรษฐ์sèetเศรษฐ์sèetexcellent; superior; best (literary)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingคำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎai[to] have meaning; [to] be meaningfulว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeดีเลิศdii-lə̂ətดีเลิศdii-lə̂ətexcellent; superb; outstandingหรือrʉ̌ʉหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)ประเสริฐbprà-sə̀ətประเสริฐbprà-sə̀ətexcellent; superb; noble; virtuous
His parents named him “Set” because the word means excellent or superb.
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ครูkruuอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaเศรษฐ์sèetแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaดีเลิศdii-lə̂ətและlɛ́เป็นbpenคำkamที่tîiใช้cháiในnaiชื่อchʉ̂ʉคนkonได้dâai
The teacher explained that “set” means excellent and can be used in personal names.
หนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉตั้งชื่อdtâng-chʉ̂ʉเล่มlêmนี้níiแนะนำnɛ́-namคำว่าkam-wâaเศรษฐ์sèetเป็นส่วนหนึ่งbpen-sùuan-nʉ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngชื่อchʉ̂ʉเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngความเป็นเลิศkwaam-bpen-lə̂ətของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ที่pûu-tîiได้รับdâi-rápชื่อchʉ̂ʉนั้นnán
This naming guide recommends “set” as an element in a personal name to convey the excellence of its bearer.
แม้mɛ́ɛคำว่าkam-wâaเศรษฐ์sèetจะjàมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiว่าwâaดีเลิศdii-lə̂ətหรือrʉ̌ʉประเสริฐbprà-sə̀ətแต่dtɛ̀ɛในnaiภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banเราraoมักmákพบpópคำkamนี้níiในnaiชื่อchʉ̂ʉบุคคลbùk-konมากกว่าmâak-gwàaในnaiบทสนทนาbòt-sǒn-tá-naaทั่วไปtûua-bpai
Although “set” means excellent or superb, in modern Thai it is more often found in personal names than in everyday conversation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เศรษฐ์ said เสด?
sèet
- Same-sounding letterศ sounds just like ส, so the reading uses ส.Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ษ is said like ด (t).Silent letterฐ์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ษ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sèet
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
ฐ์ is silent here.
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |