เมตตา
Thai
Etymology
From Pali mettā (“love, amity, sympathy, friendliness”); compare Sanskrit मैत्री (maitrī, “friendship, friendliness, benevolence, good will”). Cognate with Lao ເມດຕາ (mēt tā), Khmer មេត្រី (meitrəy), មេត្តា (meittaa).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | เมตตา e m t t ā | |
| Phonemic | เมด-ตา e m ɗ – t ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | mêet-dtaa |
| Royal Institute | met-ta | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /meːt̚˥˩.taː˧/(R) | |
Nomen
เมตตา • (mêet-dtaa)