มาตา(maa-dtaa)
Meanings
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mother (formal; literary)
A formal or literary term for mother, derived from Pali/Sanskrit. It is a synonym of the more common formal term มารดามารดาmaan-daamother (formal) (maan-daa) and is often found in compound words like บิดามาตา (bì-daa-maa-dtaa; father and mother).
Examples
การดูแลgaan doo laeการดูแลgaan doo lae1care; looking after2maintenance; upkeep3supervision; oversightบิดาbì-daaบิดาbì-daafather (formal; respectful)มาตาmaa-dtaaมาตาmaa-dtaamother (formal; literary)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ยามแก่yaam gàeยามแก่yaam gàeold ageเฒ่าtâoเฒ่าtâo1old; elderly (literary/archaic)2elder; old person (literary/archaic; prefix use)ถือเป็นtĕu bpenถือเป็นtĕu bpen1[to] be considered; be regarded; count as2[to] constitute; amount toความกตัญญูkwaam gà-dtan-yooความกตัญญูkwaam gà-dtan-yoo1filial piety; deep gratitude2sense of indebtednessอย่างหนึ่งyàang nèungอย่างหนึ่งyàang nèung1one thing/kind2for one thing; on one hand
Taking care of one's father and mother in their old age is considered a form of gratitude.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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มาตาmaa-dtaaมาตาmaa-dtaamother (formal; literary)