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˨˩/(R) | |
Noun
เขต • (kèet)
Derived terms
See also
Classifier
เขต • (kèet)
- Classifier for areas.
Further reading
- “เขต” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.