सेठ

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (seṭṭha), from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha). Doublet of श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭh), a tatsama. Cognate to Punjabi ਸੇਠ (seṭh).

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /seːʈʰ/

सेठ • (seṭh) m (Urdu spelling سیٹھ)

1. merchant
2. banker

सेठ • (seṭh) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling سیٹھ)

1. a surname

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सेठ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śrēṣṭhin”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press