maha-

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay maha-, from Sanskrit महा (mahā), महत् (mahat), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.ha/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ha

Prefix

maha-

  1. great
  2. large, big, huge
  3. mega-

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