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Thai
Etymology
From Sanskrit महानगर (mahānagara, literally “great city”); probably via Old Khmer mahānagara (“great city; great realm”). Cognate with Modern Khmer មហានគរ (môhankôr).
Pronunciation
Adjective
มหานคร • (má-hǎa-ná-kɔɔn)
- metropolitan.
Noun
มหานคร • (má-hǎa-ná-kɔɔn)
- metropolis.
- (historical) monarchy that has been annexed to or become a vassal state of another monarchy.
Derived terms
References
- Winai Phongsīphīan, ed. (2005). Kotmonthīanbān chabap chalœ̄m phrakīat กฎมณเทียรบาล ฉบับเฉลิมพระเกียรติ . Bangkok: Thailand Research Fund. →ISBN. Page 73.