แม้แต่

Thai

Etymology

แม้ (mɛ́ɛ, “even, although”) +‎ แต่ (dtɛ̀ɛ, “only; but”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		แม้แต่ æ m ˆ æ t ˋ
Phonemic		แม้-แต่ æ m ˆ – æ t ˋ
Romanization	Paiboon	mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛ
	Royal Institute	mae-tae
(standard) IPA(key)		/mɛː˦˥.tɛː˨˩/(R)

Conjunction

แม้แต่ • (mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛ)

1. even, even including

Derived terms

• แม้แต่น้อย (mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛ-nɔ́ɔi)

Further reading

• “แม้แต่” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.