មហា

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali mahā (“grand; great”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic មហា mhā Phonemic មៈ-ហា / ម-ហា m`-hā / m-hā WT romanisation mĕəʼhaa, mɔhaa (standard) IPA(key) /mĕəʔ.ˈhaː/ ~ /mɔ.ˈhaː/

Adjective

មហា • (mĕəʼhaa)

1. (used as a prefix, usually in Indic compounds) to be grand, great; very

   មហារាជ  ―  mĕəʼhaariəc  ―  grand king, emperor

   មហទ្ធន  ―  mĕəʼhatthŭən  ―  great wealth, rich