เขต
Appearance
Thai
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Orthographic | เขต e kʰ t | |
Phonemic | เขด e kʰ ɗ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | kèet |
Royal Institute | khet | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /kʰeːt̚˨˩/(R) |
Noun
[edit]เขต • (kèet)
Derived terms
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[edit]Classifier
[edit]เขต • (kèet)
- Classifier for areas.