เมตตา(mêt-dtaa)
Meanings
1NounB1
loving-kindness; benevolence
Warm goodwill and benevolence toward others; loving-kindness in Buddhist context.
Examples
หลวงพ่อlŭuang pâwหลวงพ่อlŭuang pâw1Venerable monk (form of address)2revered Buddha image/statue3respected elder monk (specific abbot)สอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] instruct; train [sb]2[to] admonish; give moral guidance3[to] teach [sb] [sth]ให้เราhâi raoให้เราhâi rao1give us; give me2for us; for me3let us; allow me/usมีเมตตาmee mêt-dtaaมีเมตตาmee mêt-dtaa1[to] be kind; [to] be compassionate2kind; compassionateต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyแม้máeแม้máe1even2even; even if; althoughกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotไม่ชอบmâi chôpไม่ชอบmâi chôp[to] dislike [sth/sb]; [to] not like [sth/sb]เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)
The monk teaches us to have loving-kindness toward everyone, even those who dislike us.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
กรุณาgà-rú-naaกรุณาgà-rú-naa1please (polite/formal request)2kindness; benevolence3kind; benevolent
- please (polite/formal request)
- kindness; benevolence
- kind; benevolent
เมตตาจิตmâet-dtaa jìtเมตตาจิตmâet-dtaa jìtloving-kindness; compassionate mind
loving-kindness; compassionate mind
ปรานีbpraa-neeปรานีbpraa-nee1[to] show mercy; be lenient with (formal/literary)2merciful; compassionate (formal/literary)
- [to] show mercy; be lenient with (formal/literary)
- merciful; compassionate (formal/literary)
เอ็นดูen dooเอ็นดูen doo[to] feel fond/tender toward; be compassionate to
[to] feel fond/tender toward; be compassionate to
ความปรานีkwaam bpraa-neeความปรานีkwaam bpraa-neemercy; compassion; clemency
mercy; compassion; clemency
Word Breakdown
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เมตตาmêt-dtaaเมตตาmêt-dtaaloving-kindness; benevolence