กตเวที

Thai

Etymology

From Pali katavedī (literally “having known”), from kata (“having; having done”) + vedī (“known; knowing”), equivalent to Thai กต (gòt) +‎ เวที (wee-tii).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		กตเวที k t e w d ī
Phonemic		กะ-ตะ-เว-ที k a – t a – e w – d ī
Romanization	Paiboon	gà-dtà-wee-tii
	Royal Institute	ka-ta-we-thi
(standard) IPA(key)		/ka˨˩.ta˨˩.weː˧.tʰiː˧/(R)

Adjective

กตเวที • (gà-dtà-wee-tii)

1. (elegant, chiefly in combination) having shown one's appreciation of or having repaid a favour or service received.