மா-

See also: மா

Tamil

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit महा (mahā), doublet of மகா (makā) and மஹா (mahā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maː-/

Adjective

மா- • (mā-)

1. great, large, big, superior

   Synonym: பேர் (pēr)

Derived terms

• மாநிலம் (mānilam)
• மாமல்லபுரம் (māmallapuram)
• மாவட்டம் (māvaṭṭam)

 

References

• Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “மா”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]