មហាសេដ្ឋី
mohasethay
The English word 'millionaire' is translated into Khmer as មហាសេដ្ឋី (mohasethay).
The term refers to someone whose wealth is greater than one million.
Meaning: somebody whose wealth is greater than one million (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word មហាសេដ្ឋី is composed of maha, meaning 'great' or 'grand' and sethay, meaning 'wealthy person' or 'millionaire'.
Which one should you use?
While មហាសេដ្ឋី is the full term for a great millionaire, you can also use the shortened form សេដ្ឋី to refer to a wealthy person or a millionaire.
How do you pronounce it?
mohasethay
Did you know?
- The prefix មហា is a cognate of the English word 'macro', as both stem from the ancient root for 'large'.
- The term សេដ្ឋី can be used metaphorically in Khmer to describe someone who is 'rich' in spirit or virtues. This expands the word far beyond its literal economic definition.
- The prefix មហា in មហាសេដ្ឋី is also used to name the 'great' historical figures or deities in Khmer Buddhist traditions. This elevates the term from a mere financial description to something almost legendary.
Examples in context
- បំណងប្រាថ្នារបស់ខ្ញុំគឺចង់ក្លាយជាមហាសេដ្ឋី។bomnong prathna robor khnom keu chong klay chea mohasethtei.My dream is to become a millionaire.
- មហាសេដ្ឋីម្នាក់បានមកទីនេះ។mohasethtei mnak ban mok ti nih.A millionaire came here.
Example conversation
Vibol and Mali are talking about a wealthy neighbor.
- វិបុល Vibolតើអ្នកស្គាល់បុរសម្នាក់នោះទេ?tae neak skoal boros mnak noh te?Do you know that man?
- ម៉ាលី Malyបាទ គាត់គឺជាមហាសេដ្ឋីម្នាក់។bat, koat keu chea mohasethi mnak.Yes, he is a millionaire.
- វិបុល Vibolគាត់មានលុយច្រើនណាស់មែនទេ?koat mean luy chreun nas men te?Does he have a lot of money?
- ម៉ាលី Malyមែនហើយ គាត់មានទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិច្រើនណាស់។men haey, koat mean trop sambat chreun nas.Yes, he has a lot of wealth.
