មេត្តា

Khmer

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali mettā.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

មេត្តា • (meittaa)

1. mercy; compassion

Verb

មេត្តា • (meittaa) (abstract noun ការមេត្តា)

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

Particle

មេត្តា • (meittaa)

1. would you be so kind as to..., please

   សូមមេត្តាប្រយ័ត្ន  ―  soum meittaa prɑyat  ―  Please be careful