มาตรา

Pali

Alternative forms

mātarā (Latin script)
𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
मातरा (Devanagari script)
মাতরা (Bengali script)
මාතරා (Sinhalese script)
မာတရာ or မႃတရႃ (Burmese script)
มาตะรา (Thai script)
ᨾᩣᨲᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
ມາຕຣາ or ມາຕະຣາ (Lao script)
មាតរា (Khmer script)
𑄟𑄂𑄖𑄢𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

มาตรา (mātarā)

Tai Tham script form of mātarā, which is instrumental/ablative singular of มาตรฺ (mātar, “mother”)

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer mātrā, māttrā, mātatrā, mādatra, mtrā (“dimension; measure; proportion; provision; etc”); ultimately from Sanskrit मात्रा (mātrā, “amount; degree”). Cognate with Modern Khmer មាត្រា (miətraa).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		มาตรา m ā t r ā
Phonemic		มาด-ตฺรา m ā ɗ – t ̥ r ā
Romanization	Paiboon	mâat-dtraa
	Royal Institute	mat-tra
(standard) IPA^(key)		/maːt̚˥˩.traː˧/^(R)

Noun

มาตรา • (mâat-dtraa)

system (of units of seize, time, volume, etc).
- มาตราเมตริก
  mâat-dtraa méet-dtrìk
  Metric system
(law) distinct portion or provision of a law: article, section, etc. Abbreviation: ม. (mɔɔ)
- มาตรา ๑๒๓ ของรัฐธรรมนูญ
  mâat-dtraa · nʉ̀ng-rɔ́ɔi yîi-sìp sǎam · kɔ̌ɔng rát-tà-tam-má-nuun
  Section 123 of the Constitution
- มาตรา ๒๐ ทวิ ของพระราชบัญญัติ
  mâat-dtraa · yîi sìp · tá-wí · kɔ̌ɔng prá-râat-chá-ban-yàt
  Section 20 bis of the Act
(Thailand grammar) category assigned to a syllable based on its ending sound:
1. the category กก (gòk) for a syllable ended by the sound [k], which is represented by the letter ก (gɔɔ), ข (kɔ̌ɔ), ฃ (kɔ̌ɔ), ค (kɔɔ), ฅ (kɔɔ), or ฆ (kɔɔ);
2. the category กง (gong) for a syllable ended by the sound [ŋ], which is represented by the letter ง (ngɔɔ);
3. the category กด (gòt) for a syllable ended by the sound [t], which is represented by the letter จ (jɔɔ), ฉ (chɔ̌ɔ), ช (chɔɔ), ซ (sɔɔ), ฌ (chɔɔ), ฎ (dɔɔ), ฏ (dtɔɔ), ฐ (tɔ̌ɔ), ฑ (tɔɔ), ฒ (tɔɔ), ด (dɔɔ), ต (dtɔɔ), ถ (tɔ̌ɔ), ท (tɔɔ), ธ (tɔɔ), ศ (sɔ̌ɔ), ษ (sɔ̌ɔ), or ส (sɔ̌ɔ);
4. the category กน (gon) for a syllable ended by the sound [n], which is represented by the letter ญ (yɔɔ), ณ (nɔɔ), น (nɔɔ), ร (rɔɔ), ล (lɔɔ), or ฬ (lɔɔ);
5. the category กบ (gòp) for a syllable ended by the sound [p], which is represented by the letter บ (bɔɔ), ป (bpɔɔ), พ (pɔɔ), ฟ (fɔɔ), or ภ (pɔɔ);
6. the category กม (gom) for a syllable ended by the sound [m], which is represented by the letter ม (mɔɔ);
7. the category เกย (gəəi) for a syllable ended by the sound [j], which is represented by the letter ย (yɔɔ);
8. the category เกอว (gəəo) for a syllable ended by the sound [w], which is represented by the letter ว (wɔɔ);
9. the category ก กา (gɔɔ gaa) for an open syllable.

Usage notes

(law) The term only applies to primary legislation. As for secondary legislation and international law, the term ข้อ (kɔ̂ɔ) is used.

Synonyms

(grammar): แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ)

Derived terms

มาตราพฤติ
มาตราส่วน (mâat-dtraa-sùuan)
ศุภมาตรา
อนุมาตรา

Related terms

portion of law

บท (bòt)
บรรพ (bàp)
ภาค (pâak)
วรรค (wák)
ส่วน (sùuan)
หมวด (mùuat)
อนุมาตรา
อนุวรรค