மகா

See also: மக

Tamil

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महा (mahā). Possibly a doublet of மா (mā) and மா- (mā-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɐɡaː/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

மகா • (makā)

  1. great, high, grand, mighty
    Synonyms: பெரு (peru), பெரும் (perum), பெரிய (periya), மா (mā)
  2. noble, exalted, dignified, excellent, superior
  3. immense, monstrous, extreme
  4. an intensifier for the quality of something - extremely, quite
    Synonyms: சரியான (cariyāṉa), பக்கா (pakkā)
    மகா மட்டமான நடத்தை
    makā maṭṭamāṉa naṭattai
    Extremely terrible behaviour

References

  • “மகா”, in அகராதி: தமிழ் → ஆங்கில அகரமுதலி [Agarathi: Tamil → English Dictionary], 2023
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