มหานคร
má-hǎa-ná-kɔɔnMeaning
1NounB1
metropolis; great city
a very large and important city, often the principal city of a region or country; in Thai often used in formal names (e.g., กรุงเทพมหานครกรุงเทพมหานครgrung-têep-má-hǎa-ná-kɔɔn1Bangkok2Bangkok Metropolitan Administration)
Examples
กรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)มหานครmá-hăa-ná-konมหานครmá-hăa-ná-konmetropolis; great cityที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)คนเดินทางkon dern taangคนเดินทางkon dern taangtravelerมาเรียนmaa riianมาเรียนmaa riian[to] come to study; [to] come to learnและláeและláeand (coordinating)ทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâakจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâak1many; numerous; a large amount/number2in large numbers/amounts
Bangkok is a metropolis where many people come to study and work.
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ผมpǒmฝันfǎnอยากyàakไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanในnaiมหานครmá-hǎa-ná-kɔɔnที่tîiมีระบบmii-rá-bòpขนส่งkǒn-sòngสะดวกsà-dùuakและlɛ́โอกาสoo-gàatหลากหลายlàak-lǎai
I dream of working in a metropolis with convenient transportation and diverse opportunities.
หลายlǎaiประเทศbprà-têetลงทุนlong-tunพัฒนาpát-tá-naaมหานครmá-hǎa-ná-kɔɔnให้hâiเป็นbpenศูนย์กลางsǔun-glaangเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtและlɛ́วัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamของkɔ̌ɔngภูมิภาคpuu-mí-pâak
Many countries invest in developing their metropolises as regional centers of economy and culture.
คำว่าkam-wâaมหานครmá-hǎa-ná-kɔɔnมักmákใช้cháiในnaiเชิงchəəngทางการtaang-gaanเช่นchênกรุงเทพมหานครgrung-têep-má-hǎa-ná-kɔɔnซึ่งsʉ̂ngสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnบทบาทbòt-bàatของkɔ̌ɔngเมืองหลวงmʉʉang-lǔuangที่tîiเป็นbpenหัวใจhǔua-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngชาติchâat
The term 'metropolis' is often used formally, as in 'Krung Thep Maha Nakhon,' reflecting the capital's role as the nation's heart.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มหานคร said มะ-หา-นะ-คอน?
má-hǎa-ná-kɔɔn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 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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มหานครmá-hǎa-ná-kɔɔnมหานครmá-hǎa-ná-kɔɔnmetropolis; great citymetropolis; great cityWord