มาตุฆาต
Thai
Etymology
From Pali mātughāta (literally “killing of mother”), from mātu (“mother”) + ghāta (“killing”), equivalent to Thai มาตุ (maa-dtù) + ฆาต (kâat).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | มาตุฆาต m ā t u gʰ ā t | |
| Phonemic | มา-ตุ-คาด m ā – t u – g ā ɗ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | maa-dtù-kâat |
| Royal Institute | ma-tu-khat | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /maː˧.tu˨˩.kʰaːt̚˥˩/ | |
Noun
มาตุฆาต • (maa-dtù-kâat)
- (poetic, elegant) matricide: killing of one's mother.
Antonyms
Antonyms
- ปิตุฆาต (bpì-dtù-kâat, “patricide”)
See also
- See relevant terms at ฆาต (kâat).