เมตตาสงสาร(mâyt-dtaa sŏng-săan)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] pity [sb]; [to] feel compassion for

to feel pity, compassion, or sympathy for someone

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เมตตาสงสารmâyt-dtaa sŏng-săanเมตตาสงสารmâyt-dtaa sŏng-săan[to] pity [sb]; [to] feel compassion forหมาจรจัดmăa jon-jàtหมาจรจัดmăa jon-jàtstray dogตัวนั้นdtuua nánตัวนั้นdtuua nánthat one [animal, item]
I feel pity for that stray dog.

Word Breakdown

เมตตาmêt-dtaaเมตตาmêt-dtaaloving-kindness; benevolencePart 1
+
สงสารsŏng-săanสงสารsŏng-săan1pitiful; deserving sympathy (predicative use)2[to] feel pity; feel compassion forPart 2
เมตตาสงสารmâyt-dtaa sŏng-săanเมตตาสงสารmâyt-dtaa sŏng-săan[to] pity [sb]; [to] feel compassion for