มหากาฬ
má-hǎa-gaanMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
fierce; deadly; ferocious
extremely fierce, brutal, or deadly; formidable or terrifying in nature (often used in literary or elevated style)
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เจอกับjəə-gàpเจอกับjəə-gàp1[to] meet with [sb]2[to] encounter; [to] face [sb/sth]พายุpaa-yúพายุpaa-yú1storm2storm (figurative)มหากาฬmá-hǎa-gaanมหากาฬmá-hǎa-gaanfierce; deadly; ferociousกลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-ทะเลtá-leeทะเลtá-lee1sea2seaside; the beachน่ากลัวnâa-gluuaน่ากลัวnâa-gluua1scary; frightening2awfully; terribly; extremelyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Last night we encountered a terrifyingly fierce storm in the middle of the sea. It was very scary.
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การแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnนัดชิงชนะเลิศnát-ching-chá-ná-lə̂ətเป็นbpenการต่อสู้gaan-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuที่tîiมหากาฬmá-hǎa-gaanสมศักดิ์ศรีsǒm-sàk-sǐiของkɔ̌ɔngทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngทีมtiim
The final match was a formidable battle, worthy of the reputation of both teams.
นวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiได้dâaiตีแผ่dtii-pɛ̀ɛด้านมืดdâan-mʉ̂ʉtมหากาฬmá-hǎa-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngจิตใจjìt-jaiมนุษย์má-nútที่tîiนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuโศกนาฏกรรมsòok-gà-nâat-dtà-gam
This novel exposes the formidable darkness of the human mind that leads to tragedy.
สงครามsǒng-kraamครั้งkrángนั้นnánเปรียบดังbprìiap-dangไฟfaiมหากาฬmá-hǎa-gaanที่tîiเผาผลาญpǎo-plǎanทุกtúkความหวังkwaam-wǎngของkɔ̌ɔngผู้pûuคนจนkon-jonมอดไหม้mɔ̂ɔt-mâi
That war was like a deadly inferno that burned away all of people's hopes until nothing was left.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มหากาฬ said มะ-หา-กาฬ?
má-hǎa-gaan
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- 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 class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
มหาmá-hǎaมหาmá-hǎa1great; grand; vast (formal/literary)2prefix meaning great-/grand-; super-3title for a monk qualified in Pali studiesgreat; grand; vast (formal/literary)Part 1
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กาฬgaanกาฬgaan1black; very dark (literary)2deadly; fatal (literary)3plague-/death-/black- (in compounds)black; very dark (literary)Part 2
มหากาฬmá-hǎa-gaanมหากาฬmá-hǎa-gaanfierce; deadly; ferociousfierce; deadly; ferociousWord