มหา

Pali

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Noun

มหา (mahā)

  1. ablative singular of มห (maha), Thai script form of maha
  2. nominative/vocative plural of มห (maha), Thai script form of maha

Adjective

มหา (mahā)

  1. masculine/neuter vocative singular of มหนฺตฺ (mahant), Thai script form of mahant

Thai

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Etymology

From Pali mahā (grand; great); perhaps via Old Khmer mahā°, mhā° (grand; great). Compare Modern Khmer មហា (mĕəʼhaa), Burmese မဟာ (ma.ha).

Pronunciation

Orthographicมหา
m h ā
Phonemic
มะ-หา
m a – h ā
ม̄ะ-หา
m a – h ā
RomanizationPaiboonmá-hǎama-hǎa
Royal Institutema-hama-ha
(standard) IPA(key)/ma˦˥.haː˩˩˦/(R)/ma˧.haː˩˩˦/(R)

Prefix

มหา • (má-hǎa)

  1. grand; great.

Derived terms

Noun

มหา • (má-hǎa)

  1. (Buddhism) the ecclesiastical title given to a priest who has passed the third level of the examination เปรียญธรรม.

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