มหึมา
má-hʉ̀-maaMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
huge; gigantic; enormous
Extremely large in size, scale, or amount; immense.
Examples
เรือสำราญreuua săm-raanเรือสำราญreuua săm-raan1cruise ship2pleasure boat (general)ลำlamลำlam1classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instruments2classifier: beams/rays of light; laser3shaft; trunk; stalk; hull/body (of boat or instrument)4beam; ray (of light)5delicious; tasty (Northern Thai)6[to] sing; chant traditional verse (Isan)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มหึมาmá-hĕu-maaมหึมาmá-hĕu-maahuge; gigantic; enormousมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเห็นได้ชัดhĕn dâi chátเห็นได้ชัดhĕn dâi chát1clearly; plainly2obvious; evidentจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmไกลๆglai glaiไกลๆglai glai1from afar; at a distance2far-off; distant
This cruise ship is so immense that it can be seen from far away.
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เขาkǎoเงยหน้าngəəi-nâaมองmɔɔngตึกdtʉ̀kมหึมาmá-hʉ̀-maaที่tîiเพิ่งเปิดpə̂ng-bpə̀ətใหม่màiแล้วlɛ́ɛoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kทึ่งtʉ̂ng
He looked up at the immense newly opened building and felt amazed.
งบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanโครงการkroong-gaanมหึมาmá-hʉ̀-maaทำให้tam-hâiหลายฝ่ายlǎai-fàaiตั้งคำถามdtâng-kam-tǎamถึงtʉ̌ngความคุ้มค่าkwaam-kúm-kâa
The immense project budget made many parties question its cost-effectiveness.
พายุpaa-yúลูกlûukนี้níiมีmiiกำลังgam-langมหึมาmá-hʉ̀-maaจนjonโครงสร้างพื้นฐานkroong-sâang-pʉ́ʉn-tǎanในnaiหลายlǎaiจังหวัดjang-wàtได้รับdâi-rápผลกระทบpǒn-grà-tópหนักnàk
This storm is of immense power, causing severe impacts on infrastructure in many provinces.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มหึมา said มะ-หึ-มา?
má-hʉ̀-maa
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 | — | — |