Khmer edit

Etymology edit

From Pali mahā (grand; great).

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

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