มหา(má-hăa)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

great; grand; vast (formal/literary)

A formal or literary word meaning very large, great in size or importance; often placed before a noun to intensify it

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)นิทานปรัมปราní-taan bpà-ram-bpà-raaนิทานปรัมปราní-taan bpà-ram-bpà-raamyth; legend; folktaleกล่าวถึงglàao tĕungกล่าวถึงglàao tĕung1[to] mention; refer to; allude to2[to] discuss; treat (a topic); speak aboutการต่อสู้gaan dtòr sôoการต่อสู้gaan dtòr sôo1fight; battle; combat2struggle; resistanceระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeมหาเทพmá-hăa tâypมหาเทพmá-hăa tâyp1supreme deity; great god2master; god-tier expert (informal)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)พญามารpá-yaa maanพญามารpá-yaa maan1Māra; the devil in Buddhism2(fig.) great obstacle; main enemy
The myth tells of a battle between the great god and the king of demons.
2NounB2

prefix meaning great-/grand-; super-

A prefix added before nouns to mean great, grand, or of high degree; e.g., มหาวิทยาลัยมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversity (university), มหาสมุทรมหาสมุทรmá-hăa-sà-mùtocean; great sea (ocean), มหาเศรษฐีมหาเศรษฐีmá-hăa sèt-tĕetycoon; extremely wealthy person (tycoon)

Examples

พี่ชายpêe chaaiพี่ชายpêe chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเรียนจบriian jòpเรียนจบriian jòp[to] graduate; complete one's studiesจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)มหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่má-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-lai chiiang màiมหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่má-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-lai chiiang màiChiang Mai University (CMU)
My older brother graduated from Chiang Mai University.
3NounC1

ecclesiastical/learned title element

An element from Pali–Sanskrit used in clerical or scholarly titles, especially for monks or learned persons; e.g., มหาปันญา

Examples

ชาวchaaoชาวchaao1people (of); inhabitants; natives; folk2resident; member of a group3of; belonging to (as a modifier)บ้านนิมนต์bâan ní-monบ้านนิมนต์bâan ní-monhost house for invited monksท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)มหาmá-hăaมหาmá-hăa1great; grand; vast (formal/literary)2prefix meaning great-/grand-; super-3ecclesiastical/learned title element4academic/official abbreviation element (มห.)สมsŏmสมsŏm1befitting; appropriate; suitable2[to] be worthy of; deserve3complete; perfect; whole; intact4to match; to be compatible5as; according to; in accordance with (formal)6appropriate (personally); well-suited to [sb/sth]ปองbpongปองbpong1[to] aim at; intend (often hostile)2[to] desire; have designs onมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเทศน์tâytเทศน์tâyt1sermon; preaching2[to] preach; deliver a sermonที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วันพระใหญ่wan prá yàiวันพระใหญ่wan prá yàimajor Buddhist holy day
The villagers invited Maha Sompong to give a sermon at the temple on the major Buddhist holy day.
4NounC1

academic/official abbreviation element (มห.)

An abbreviation or element in names of degrees or institutions in official documents (มห.); not used alone in everyday language

Examples

หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)เรียนจบriian jòpเรียนจบriian jòp[to] graduate; complete one's studiesปริญญาตรีbpà-rin-yaa dtreeปริญญาตรีbpà-rin-yaa dtree1bachelor's degree2undergraduate; bachelor's-levelเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเรียนต่อriian dtòrเรียนต่อriian dtòr[to] continue studying; pursue further studiesจนได้jon dâiจนได้jon dâi1ended up (resultative, often undesired)2eventually; in the end; after all3There it is; so it happened (after all)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsมหาบัณฑิตmá-hăa ban-dìtมหาบัณฑิตmá-hăa ban-dìtholder of a master’s degree
After finishing his bachelor's degree, he continued his studies until he became a master's graduate.