Etymology

mahā

Today it means: great, eminent Full definition →

Sanskrit महा
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromमहा
  2. English todaymahā

From Sanskrit महा (mahā́), form of महत् (mahát, “great, big, high”) used in compounds.

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