เมตตา

Thai

Etymology

From Pali mettā (“love, amity, sympathy, friendliness”); compare Sanskrit मैत्र (maitra, “friendly, benevolent”). Cognate with Lao ເມດຕາ (mēt tā), Lü ᦵᦙᧆᦎᦱ (medṫaa), Khmer មេត្រី (meitrəy), មេត្តា (meittaa).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเมตตา
e m t t ā
Phonemic
เมด-ตา
e m ɗ – t ā
RomanizationPaiboonmêet-dtaa
Royal Institutemet-ta
(standard) IPA(key)/meːt̚˥˩.taː˧/(R)

Noun

เมตตา • (mêet-dtaa)

  1. (ความ~) kindness; compassion; benevolence; mercifulness.
    ให้มีต่อกันและช่วยเหลือเกื้อกูลกันให้มากที่สุด
    hâi mii mêet-dtaa dtɔ̀ɔ gan lɛ́ chûai-lʉ̌ʉa gʉ̂ʉa-guun gan hâi mâak tîi sùt
    Be kind to each other and help each other as much as possible.
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