มาตรา

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• mātarā (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• मातरा (Devanagari script)
• মাতরা (Bengali script)
• මාතරා (Sinhalese script)
• မာတရာ or မႃတရႃ (Burmese script)
• มาตะรา (Thai script)
• ᨾᩣᨲᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ມາຕຣາ or ມາຕະຣາ (Lao script)
• មាតរា (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄂𑄖𑄢𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

มาตรา (mātarā)

1. Tai Tham script form of mātarā, which is instrumental/ablative singular of มาตรฺ (mātar, “mother”)

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer mātrā, māttrā, mātatrā, mādatra, mtrā (“dimension; measure; proportion; provision; etc”); ultimately from Sanskrit मात्रा (mātrā, “amount; degree”). Cognate with Khmer មាត្រា (miətraa).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		มาตรา m ā t r ā
Phonemic		มาด-ตฺรา m ā ɗ – t ̥ r ā
Romanization	Paiboon	mâat-dtraa
	Royal Institute	mat-tra
(standard) IPA(key)		/maːt̚˥˩.traː˧/(R)

Noun

มาตรา • (mâat-dtraa)

1. system (of units of seize, time, volume, etc).

   มาตราเมตริก

   mâat-dtraa méet-dtrìk

   Metric system

2. (law) distinct portion or provision of a law: article, section, etc. Abbreviation: ม. (mɔɔ)

   มาตรา ๑๒๓ ของรัฐธรรมนูญ

   mâat-dtraa · nʉ̀ng-rɔ́ɔi yîi-sìp sǎam · kɔ̌ɔng rát-tà-tam-má-nuun

   Section 123 of the Constitution

   มาตรา ๒๐ ทวิ ของพระราชบัญญัติ

   mâat-dtraa · yîi sìp · tá-wí · kɔ̌ɔng prá-râat-chá-ban-yàt

   Section 20 bis of the Act

3. (Thailand grammar) category assigned to a syllable based on its ending sound:
   1. the category กก (gòk) for a syllable ended by the sound [k], which is represented by the letter ก (gɔɔ), ข (kɔ̌ɔ), ฃ (kɔ̌ɔ), ค (kɔɔ), ฅ (kɔɔ), or ฆ (kɔɔ);
   2. the category กง (gong) for a syllable ended by the sound [ŋ], which is represented by the letter ง (ngɔɔ);
   3. the category กด (gòt) for a syllable ended by the sound [t], which is represented by the letter จ (jɔɔ), ฉ (chɔ̌ɔ), ช (chɔɔ), ซ (sɔɔ), ฌ (chɔɔ), ฎ (dɔɔ), ฏ (dtɔɔ), ฐ (tɔ̌ɔ), ฑ (tɔɔ), ฒ (tɔɔ), ด (dɔɔ), ต (dtɔɔ), ถ (tɔ̌ɔ), ท (tɔɔ), ธ (tɔɔ), ศ (sɔ̌ɔ), ษ (sɔ̌ɔ), or ส (sɔ̌ɔ);
   4. the category กน (gon) for a syllable ended by the sound [n], which is represented by the letter ญ (yɔɔ), ณ (nɔɔ), น (nɔɔ), ร (rɔɔ), ล (lɔɔ), or ฬ (lɔɔ);
   5. the category กบ (gòp) for a syllable ended by the sound [p], which is represented by the letter บ (bɔɔ), ป (bpɔɔ), พ (pɔɔ), ฟ (fɔɔ), or ภ (pɔɔ);
   6. the category กม (gom) for a syllable ended by the sound [m], which is represented by the letter ม (mɔɔ);
   7. the category เกย (gəəi) for a syllable ended by the sound [j], which is represented by the letter ย (yɔɔ);
   8. the category เกอว (gəəo) for a syllable ended by the sound [w], which is represented by the letter ว (wɔɔ);
   9. the category ก กา (gɔɔ gaa) for an open syllable.

Usage notes

• (law) The term only applies to primary legislation. As for secondary legislation and international law, the term ข้อ (kɔ̂ɔ) is used.

Synonyms

• (grammar): แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ)

Derived terms

• มาตราพฤติ
• มาตราส่วน (mâat-dtraa-sùuan)
• ศุภมาตรา
• อนุมาตรา

 

Related terms

portion of law

• บท (bòt)
• บรรพ (bàp)
• ภาค (pâak)
• วรรค (wák)
• ส่วน (sùuan)
• หมวด (mùuat)
• อนุมาตรา
• อนุวรรค