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មេត្តា

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Khmer

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Pali mettā.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic មេត្តា
met̥tā
Phonemic មេត-តា
met-tā
WT romanisation meittaa
(standard) IPA(key) /meit.ˈtaː/

Noun

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មេត្តា • (meittaa)

  1. mercy; compassion

Verb

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មេត្តា • (meittaa) (abstract noun ការមេត្តា)

  1. to forgive; to pity, feel compassion for, have mercy on

Particle

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មេត្តា • (meittaa)

  1. would you be so kind as to..., please
    សូមមេត្តាប្រយ័ត្ន  ―  soum meittaa prɑyat  ―  Please be careful
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