มหาธรรมราชา

Thai

Etymology

From มหา (má-hǎa, “grand; grand; etc”) +‎ ธรรมราชา (literally “king of dharma; king of law”); ultimately from Sanskrit मह (maha, “great; grand; etc”) + धर्मराज (dharmarāja, literally “king of dharma; king of law”). Compare Khmer មហាធម៌រាជា (môhathម៌réachéa); Japanese 太上法皇.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		มหาธรรมราชา m h ā dʰ r r m r ā d͡ʑ ā
Phonemic		มะ-หา-ทำ-มะ-รา-ชา m a – h ā – d å – m a – r ā – d͡ʑ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	má-hǎa-tam-má-raa-chaa
	Royal Institute	ma-ha-tham-ma-ra-cha
(standard) IPA(key)		/ma˦˥.haː˩˩˦.tʰam˧.ma˦˥.raː˧.t͡ɕʰaː˧/(R)

Noun

มหาธรรมราชา • (má-hǎa-tam-má-raa-chaa)

1. an epithet of the Buddha.
2. an epithet of Yama, the overlord of the underworld who judges the dead.
3. king who rules with a fair hand; just king; righteous king.
4. king who observes religious precepts; pious king; devout king.