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| มห maH haL |  |
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| 1. | to respect; to worship; to magnify |
| 2. | [the prefix] "macro-"; many; much; great; abundant; strong |
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| Phonemic Thai | มะ-หะ |
| IPA | má hà |
| Royal Thai General System | maha |
| alternate spelling | มหา | maH haaR | |
| 1. [verb, formal, loanword, Pali] | |||
| definition | to respect; to worship; to magnify | ||
| examples | เศรษฐศาสตร์มหภาค  | saehtL thaL saatL maH haL phaakF | macroeconomics—a study of economics in terms of whole systems especially with reference to general levels of output and income and to the interrelations among sectors of the economy |
| มหามกุฏ | maH haaR maH gootL | Name of a Buddhist University | |
| sample sentence | แม้ว่าอภิมหอุทกภัยครั้งใหญ่ที่สุดในประวัติศาสตร์ไทยยังไม่ผ่านลงทะเล แต่เชื่อกันว่าหลังน้ำท่วมใหญ่ครั้งนี้ จะเกิดความเปลี่ยนแปลงมากมายในสังคมไทย maaeH waaF aL phiH maH haL ooL thohkH gaL phaiM khrangH yaiL theeF sootL naiM bpraL watL saatL thaiM yangM maiF phaanL lohngM thaH laehM dtaaeL cheuuaF ganM waaF langR naamH thuaamF yaiL khrangH neeH jaL geertL khwaamM bpliianL bplaaengM maakF maaiM naiM sangR khohmM thaiM "Even though the greatest flood in Thai history has not yet reached the sea, we believe that after this huge flood [has cleared], major changes will occur in Thai society." | ||
| 2. [prefix, adjective, formal, loanword, Pali] | |||
| definition | [the prefix] "macro-"; many; much; great; abundant; strong | ||
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| related words | อดิ | aL diL | [form of อติ] [prefix meaning] excellent; special; plentiful; extreme |
| อติ | aL dtiL | [prefix meaning] excellent; special; plentiful; extreme | |
| อธิ | aL thiH | [a Pali-Sanskrit prefix meaning] superior; eminent; great; extreme; over; beyond | |
| อภิ | aL phiH | [a Pali prefix meaning] to; into; towards; above; upon; supreme; transcendant | |
| examples | อภิมหโครงการ | aL phiH maH haL khro:hngM gaanM | “mega-project” [especially] large, government-sponsored construction projects |
| มหาบัญญัติ | maH haaR banM yatL | the Magna Carta (English law) | |
| มหากาพย์ | maH haaR gaapL | epic (as in "poem") | |
| มหาโหด | maH haaR ho:htL | cruelly | |
| อาวุธมหประลัย | aaM wootH maH haL bpraL laiM | weapons of mass destruction | |
| มหเศรษฐี | maH haL saehtL theeR | very rich person; multi-millionaire; fat-cat | |
| sample sentence | เธอจะต้องเผชิญเหตุไม่คาดหวังต่าง ๆ นานา ทั้งมหาอุทกภัยการก่อการร้ายแผ่นดินไหว ฯลฯ ก็เป็นสิ่งที่หนักอึ้งอยู่ thuuhrM jaL dtawngF phaL cheernM haehtL maiF khaatF wangR dtaangL dtaangL naaM naaM thangH maH haaR ooL thohkH gaL phaiM gaanM gaawL gaanM raaiH phaenL dinM waiR laH gaawF bpenM singL theeF nakL eungF yuuL "She was forced to face various unexpected events, including flooding, terrorism, earthquakes, [all of which] weighed heavily on her." | ||
| as a prefix | มหาอุทกภัย | maH haaR ooL thohkH gaL phaiM | gigantic flood; deluge |
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