เขต

Thai

Alternative forms

เขตต์

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali khetta (“field; plot of land; arable land; site”), from Sanskrit क्षेत्र (kṣetra, “region; area; field”), whence also Thai เกษตร (gà-sèet, “cultivated land; field”). Cognate with Lao ເຂດ (khēt, “area; district; region; territory”), Khmer ខេត្ត (khaet, “province; district; territory”) and possibly Tocharian B keta (“garden-plot; field”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เขต e kʰ t
Phonemic		เขด e kʰ ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	kèet
	Royal Institute	khet
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kʰeːt̚˨˩/

Noun

เขต • (kèet)

limit; boundary.
area; zone; territory.
district of Bangkok.
(taxonomy) domain.

Derived terms

ขอบเขต
เขตแดน
อาณาเขต (aa-naa-kèet)

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