มหาโหด
má-hǎa-hòotMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
extremely cruel; ultra-brutal
extremely cruel, brutal, or ruthless
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerสามารถsǎa-mâatสามารถsǎa-mâat1able; capable2talented; competentจับกุมjàp-gumจับกุมjàp-gum[to] arrest; apprehendฆาตกรkâat-dtà-gɔɔnฆาตกรkâat-dtà-gɔɔnmurdererมหาโหดmá-hǎa-hòotมหาโหดmá-hǎa-hòot1extremely cruel; ultra-brutal2brutally hard; extremely difficultคนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛoได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛogot it; done; now possibleเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightที่ผ่านมาtîi-pàan-maaที่ผ่านมาtîi-pàan-maa1past; previous; last (time already passed)2previously; earlier; so far (context-dependent)
The police were able to arrest this extremely brutal murderer last night.
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เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpดูหนังduu-nǎngแนวnɛɛoฆาตกรรมkâat-dtà-gamที่tîiมีmiiฉากchàakทรมานtɔɔ-rá-maanเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaแบบbɛ̀ɛpมหาโหดmá-hǎa-hòot
He likes watching murder movies that feature extremely vicious scenes of torturing victims.
ผู้นำเผด็จการpûu-nam-pà-dèt-gaanใช้cháiวิธีการwí-tii-gaanมหาโหดmá-hǎa-hòotในnaiการกวาดล้างgaan-gwàat-láangประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonที่tîiกล้าglâaลุกขึ้นมาlúk-kʉ̂n-maaต่อต้านdtɔ̀ɔ-dtâanอำนาจam-nâatของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎo
The dictatorial leader used extremely cruel methods to wipe out citizens who dared to rise up against his power.
ประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatได้dâaiจารึกjaa-rʉ́kความเจ็บปวดkwaam-jèp-bpùuatของkɔ̌ɔngเชลยchá-ləəiสงครามsǒng-kraamที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngทนทุกข์ton-túkในnaiค่ายกักกันkâai-gàk-ganมหาโหดmá-hǎa-hòot
History has recorded the pain of the prisoners of war who suffered in the brutally ruthless concentration camps.
2AdjectiveB2
brutally hard; extremely difficult
brutally hard, grueling, or extremely difficult, often used to describe tasks, conditions, or exams
Examples
ข้อkɔ̂ɔข้อkɔ̂ɔ1item; point; clause2classifier: items/points/clauses/questions3joint (anatomy)4node; joint; segment (botany/zoology)สอบคณิตศาสตร์sɔ̀ɔp-ká-nít-dtà-sàatสอบคณิตศาสตร์sɔ̀ɔp-ká-nít-dtà-sàat[to] take a mathematics exam; sit a math testวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentมหาโหดmá-hǎa-hòotมหาโหดmá-hǎa-hòot1extremely cruel; ultra-brutal2brutally hard; extremely difficultมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeเสร็จทันเวลาsèt-tan-wee-laaเสร็จทันเวลาsèt-tan-wee-laa[to] finish on timeเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Today's math exam was brutally hard; no one in the room finished it on time.
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การฝึกgaan fèukทหารใหม่tá-hăan màiช่วงเดือนchûuang deuuanแรกrâekเป็นอะไรbpen à-raiที่têeมหาโหดmá-hăa hòhtสุดๆsùt sùtสำหรับsăm-ràpฉันchăn
The new military recruit training during the first month was extremely grueling for me.
ตารางงานdtaa-raang ngaanสัปดาห์นี้sàp-daa néeมหาโหดmá-hăa hòhtจริงๆjing jingฉันchănต้องdtôngทำtamโอทีoo teeทุกวันtúk wanจนjonแทบtâepไม่มีmâi meeเวลาway-laaนอนพักผ่อนnon pák pòn
This week's work schedule is truly grueling; I have to work overtime every day to the point where I barely have time to sleep and rest.
เส้นทางsên-taangวิ่งเทรลwîng-treenระยะrá-yá100กิโลเมตรgì-loo-méetนี้níiขึ้นชื่อkʉ̂n-chʉ̂ʉเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangความkwaamมหาโหดmá-hǎa-hòotเพราะprɔ́นักวิ่งnák-wîngต้องdtɔ̂ngปีนเขาbpiin-kǎoสูงชันsǔung-chanหลายlǎaiลูกlûukติดต่อกันdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-gan
This 100-kilometer trail running route is famous for being brutally hard because runners have to climb several steep mountains consecutively.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มหาโหด said มะ-หา-โหด?
má-hǎa-hòot
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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โหดhòotโหดhòot1cruel; brutal; savage2harsh; severe; intense3awesome; badass (slang)cruel; brutal; savagePart 2
มหาโหดmá-hǎa-hòotมหาโหดmá-hǎa-hòotextremely cruel; ultra-brutalextremely cruel; ultra-brutalWord