महा
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit महा (mahā), combining form of महत् (mahat).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mə.ɦɑː/, [mə.ɦäː]
Adjective
महा • (mahā)
- great, massive, large-scale, epic
- महा संकट ― mahā saṅkaṭ ― a great disaster
- valorous, heroic
- एक महा वीर ― ek mahā vīr ― a noble man
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- mahā (Latin script)
- 𑀫𑀳𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- মহা (Bengali script)
- මහා (Sinhalese script)
- မဟာ or မႁႃ (Burmese script)
- มหา or มะหา (Thai script)
- ᨾᩉᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ມຫາ or ມະຫາ (Lao script)
- មហា (Khmer script)
- 𑄟𑄦𑄂 (Chakma script)
Noun
महा (mahā)
- ablative singular of मह (maha), Devanagari script form of maha
- nominative/vocative plural of मह (maha), Devanagari script form of maha
Adjective
महा (mahā)
- masculine/neuter vocative singular of महन्त् (mahant), Devanagari script form of mahant
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬫᬳᬵ (Balinese script)
- মহা (Assamese script)
- মহা (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰮𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀳𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌮𑌹𑌾 (Grantha script)
- મહા (Gujarati script)
- ਮਹਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦩꦲꦴ (Javanese script)
- មហា (Khmer script)
- ಮಹಾ (Kannada script)
- ມຫາ (Lao script)
- മഹാ (Malayalam script)
- 𑘦𑘮𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᠾᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- ᠮᠠᡥᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- မဟာ (Burmese script)
- 𑧆𑧎𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐴𑐵 (Newa script)
- ମହା (Oriya script)
- ꢪꢲꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆲𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖮𑖯 (Siddham script)
- මහා (Sinhalese script)
- మహా (Telugu script)
- มหา (Thai script)
- མ་ཧཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒯𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmɐ.ɦɑː/
Adjective
महा • (mahā́)
- combining form of महत् (mahát)
Derived terms
- महागज (mahāgaja)
- महात्मन् (mahātman)
- महाभारत (mahābhārata)
- महाराजन् (mahārājan)
- महर्षि (maharṣi)
- महेश्वर (maheśvara)
- महादेव (mahādeva)
- महासिद्ध (mahāsiddha)
Descendants
- → Hindi: महा (mahā)