มหาธาตุ

Thai

Alternative forms

มหาทาตุ (má-hǎa-tâat) — archaic, obsolete or dated

Etymology

From Pali mahādhātu (literally “great element (that is, gold)”), from mahā (“great”) + dhātu (“element”); or from Sanskrit महाधातु (mahādhātu, literally “idem”), from महा (mahā) + धातु (dhātu); possibly via Old Khmer mahādhātu (“great relic (of the Buddha)”); equivalent to Thai มหา (má-hǎa) +‎ ธาตุ (tâat).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		มหาธาตุ m h ā dʰ ā t u
Phonemic		มะ-หา-ทาด m a – h ā – d ā ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	má-hǎa-tâat
Romanization	Royal Institute	ma-ha-that
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ma˦˥.haː˩˩˦.tʰaːt̚˥˩/^(R)

Noun

มหาธาตุ • (má-hǎa-tâat)

(Buddhism) (พระ~, พระ ศรี~, พระ ศรี รัตน~) relic of the Buddha.
(Buddhism) (พระ~, พระ ศรี~, พระ ศรี รัตน~) place, such as temple, stupa, or pagoda, where a relic of the Buddha is enshrined or housed.