Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

เหตุ m

1. Thai script form of hetu

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer hetu, *hetu ‎(“because; cause, reason; etc”); ultimately from Pali hetu ‎(“case, matter; cause, motive, reason; root; etc”) or Sanskrit हेतु ‎(hetu, “cause, motive, purpose, reason; mode; etc”). Compare Modern Khmer ហេតុ ‎(hétŏ).

Pronunciation

Conjunction

เหตุ • ‎(hèet)

1. because.

Noun

เหตุ • ‎(hèet)

1. account; archive; record.
2. cause; factor.
3. ground; reason.
4. event; situation

Preposition

เหตุ • ‎(hèet)

1. because.