มหาธาตุ

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Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Pali mahādhātu (literally great element (that is, gold)), from mahā (great) + dhātu (element); or from Sanskrit महाधातु (mahādhātu, literally idem), from महा (mahā) + धातु (dhātu); possibly via Old Khmer mahādhātu (great relic (of the Buddha)); equivalent to Thai มหา (má-hǎa) +‎ ธาตุ (tâat).

Pronunciation

Orthographicมหาธาตุ
m h ā dʰ ā t u
Phonemic
มะ-หา-ทาด
m a – h ā – d ā ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonmá-hǎa-tâat
Royal Institutema-ha-that
(standard) IPA(key)/ma˦˥.haː˩˩˦.tʰaːt̚˥˩/(R)

Noun

มหาธาตุ (má-hǎa-tâat)

  1. (Buddhism) (พระ~, พระศรี~, พระศรีรัตน~) relic of the Buddha.
  2. (Buddhism) (พระ~, พระศรี~, พระศรีรัตน~) place, such as temple, stupa, or pagoda, where a relic of the Buddha is enshrined or housed.