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| มหานคร maH haaR naH khaawnM | ![]() |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | มะ-หา-นะ-คอน |
| IPA | má hǎː ná kʰɔːn |
| Royal Thai General System | maha nakhon |
| [noun, Pali] | |||
| definition | metropolis; great city | ||
| components | มหา ![]() | maH haaR | great; omnipotent; large; many; much; maximal; paramount; exalted |
นคร ![]() | naH khaawnM | city; town; municipality | |
| examples | กรุงเทพมหานคร![]() | groongM thaehpF maH haaR naH khaawnM | [formal abbreviated way of writing or saying the name of Thailand's capital] |
รถไฟฟ้ามหานคร ![]() ![]() rohtH faiM faaH maH haaR naH khaawnM [literally, "metropolitan electric train", formal moniker of] the Bangkok Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) underground subway | |||

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