มายาคติ

Thai

Etymology

From มายา (maa-yaa, “delusion; illusion; deception; fallacy”) +‎ อคติ (à-ká-dtì, “bias; partiality”), or from มายา (maa-yaa, “idem”) +‎ คติ (ká-dtì, “case, affair, matter; belief, idea; model, example, guidance; way, method; etc”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		มายาคติ m ā y ā g t i
Phonemic		มา-ยา-คะ-ติ m ā – y ā – g a – t i
Romanization	Paiboon	maa-yaa-ká-dtì
	Royal Institute	ma-ya-kha-ti
(standard) IPA(key)		/maː˧.jaː˧.kʰa˦˥.tiʔ˨˩/(R)

Noun

มายาคติ • (maa-yaa-ká-dtì)

1. (formal) myth:
   1. widely held but false belief or idea;
   2. misconception; exaggerated or idealised conception;
   3. misrepresentation of truth.