เมตตากรุณา

mêt-dtaa gà-ru-naa

Meanings

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loving-kindness and compassion

A benevolent attitude wishing others happiness (เมตตาเมตตาmêt-dtaaloving-kindness; benevolence) and the desire to alleviate their suffering (กรุณากรุณาgà-rú-naa1please (polite/formal request)2kindness; benevolence3kind; benevolent); often used together in Buddhist ethics to denote kindness and compassion.

Examples

คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleมีเมตตากรุณาmee mêt-dtaa gà-rú-naaมีเมตตากรุณาmee mêt-dtaa gà-rú-naa[to] be compassionate and kindท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)แบ่งปันbàeng bpanแบ่งปันbàeng bpan1[to] share (with others)2[to] distribute portionsอาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเพื่อนบ้านpêuuan bâanเพื่อนบ้านpêuuan bâan1neighbor (person)2neighboring (country/area) (attributive)เสมอsà-mĕrเสมอsà-mĕr1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
Grandma is a kind and compassionate person; she always shares food with her neighbors.

Word Breakdown

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เมตตากรุณาmêt-dtaa gà-ru-naaเมตตากรุณาmêt-dtaa gà-ru-naaloving-kindness and compassion