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˥˩/(R)

Noun

มาตุฆาต • (maa-dtù-kâat)

1. (poetic, elegant) matricide: killing of one's mother.

Antonyms

• ปิตุฆาต (bpì-dtù-kâat, “patricide”)

 

See also

• See relevant terms at ฆาต (kâat).