Khmer Etymology Borrowed from Pali mettā. Pronunciation Orthographic មេត្តាmet̥tā Phonemic មេត-តាmet-tā WT romanisation meittaa (standard) IPA(key) /meit.ˈtaː/ Noun មេត្តា • (meittaa) mercy; compassionWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.