มหันต์

má-hǎn

Meanings

1AdjectiveC1

great; severe; dire; dreadful (formal)

Extremely serious, great, or dangerous; dreadful or deadly. Often used in formal or literary contexts (e.g., โทษมหันต์ - severe penalty; ภัยมหันต์ภัยมหันต์pai-má-hǎngreat danger; catastrophe - great danger).

Examples

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2AdverbC1

extremely; exceedingly (formal)

To a very great degree; extremely; immensely. Used in formal or literary contexts.

Examples

แม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พี่น้องpîi-nɔ́ɔngพี่น้องpîi-nɔ́ɔng1siblings; brothers and sisters2relatives; kin3fellow members; compatriots (figurative)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔng1both; the two (with a noun)2both; both of themกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความสนใจkwaam-sǒn-jaiความสนใจkwaam-sǒn-jai1interest; curiosity2attention; focusที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแตกต่างกันdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang-ganแตกต่างกันdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang-gan1[to] differ; be different (from each other)2different (predicative)3differently; in different waysอย่างมหันต์yàang-má-hǎnอย่างมหันต์yàang-má-hǎnterribly; extremely
Even though they are siblings, the two have immensely different interests.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is มหันต์ said มะ-หัน?

má-hǎn

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

má

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——