มหานคร

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
Orthographicมหานคร
m h ā n g r
Phonemic
มะ-หา-นะ-คอน
m a – h ā – n a – g ɒ n
RomanizationPaiboonmá-hǎa-ná-kɔɔn
Royal Institutema-ha-na-khon
(standard) IPA(key)/ma˦˥.haː˩˩˦.na˦˥.kʰɔːn˧/(R)

Adjective

มหานคร • (má-hǎa-ná-kɔɔn)

  1. metropolitan.

Noun

มหานคร • (má-hǎa-ná-kɔɔn)

  1. metropolis.
  2. (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 [Palace Law: Royal Honour Version]. Bangkok: Thailand Research Fund. →ISBN. Page 73.
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