มหา

Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Pali mahā (grand; great); perhaps via Old Khmer mahā°, mhā° (grand; great). Compare Modern Khmer មហា (mɔhaa).

Pronunciation

Orthographicมหา
mhā
Phonemicมะ-หา
mahā
ม̄ะ-หา
mahā
RomanizationPaiboonmá-hǎama-hǎa
Royal Institutema-hama-ha
(standard) IPA(key)/ma˦˥.haː˩˩˦//ma˧.haː˩˩˦/

Adjective

มหา (má-hǎa)

  1. grand; great.

Derived terms

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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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