महा-

See also: महा

Hindi

Prefix

महा- • (mahā-)

1. great, big
2. massive
3. divine

Derived terms

Hindi terms prefixed with महा-

महाधिवक्ता

महाभियोग

महार्णव

महात्मा

महागठबंधन

महाद्वीप

महानगर

महापंडित

महाभारत

महाप्रभु

महासागर

महामहिम

महामूर्ख

महायान

महाराष्ट्र

महाविद्यालय

महाविस्फोट

महासचिव

Marathi

Prefix

महा- • (mahā-)

1. great, big
2. massive

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মহা- (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬳᬵ- (Balinese script)
• মহা- (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰮𑰯- (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀳𑀸- (Brahmi script)
• မဟာ- (Burmese script)
• મહા- (Gujarati script)
• ਮਹਾ- (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌹𑌾- (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦲꦴ- (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂯𑂰- (Kaithi script)
• ಮಹಾ- (Kannada script)
• មហា- (Khmer script)
• ມຫາ- (Lao script)
• മഹാ- (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᡥᠠ᠎᠊ᠠ᠊ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘮𑘰- (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠾᠠᢗ᠊ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧎𑧑- (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐴𑐵- (Newa script)
• ମହା- (Odia script)
• ꢪꢲꢵ- (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆲𑆳- (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖮𑖯- (Siddham script)
• මහා- (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑪂𑩛- (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚩𑚭- (Takri script)
• மஹா- (Tamil script)
• మహా- (Telugu script)
• มหา- (Thai script)
• མ་ཧཱ- (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒯𑒰- (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨱𑨊- (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s

Proto-Indo-Iranian *maȷ́ʰā́

Sanskrit महा- (mahā-)

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː/

Adjective

महा- • (mahā-)

1. Combining form of महत् (mahát)

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms prefixed with महा-

महादेव