"เมตตา" meaning in Thai

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Noun

IPA: /meːt̚˥˩.taː˧/ [standard] Forms: mêet-dtaa [romanization]
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). Etymology templates: {{der|th|pi|mettā||love, amity, sympathy, friendliness}} Pali mettā (“love, amity, sympathy, friendliness”), {{cog|sa|मैत्र||friendly, benevolent}} Sanskrit मैत्र (maitra, “friendly, benevolent”), {{cog|lo|ເມດຕາ}} Lao ເມດຕາ (mēt tā), {{cog|khb|ᦵᦙᧆᦎᦱ}} Lü ᦵᦙᧆᦎᦱ (medṫaa), {{cog|km|មេត្រី}} Khmer មេត្រី (meitrəy) Head templates: {{th-noun}} เมตตา • (mêet-dtaa)
  1. (ความ~) kindness; compassion; benevolence; mercifulness. Wikipedia link: th:เมตตา
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Download raw JSONL data for เมตตา meaning in Thai (2.4kB)

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