มาตรา

มาตรา (mātarā)

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

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).

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.

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

• (grammar): แม่ (mɛ̂ɛ)