"महा-" meaning in All languages combined

See महा- on Wiktionary

Prefix [Hindi]

Forms: mahā- [romanization]
Head templates: {{hi-prefix}} महा- • (mahā-)
  1. great, big Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-महा--hi-prefix-pij5zuSV
  2. massive Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-महा--hi-prefix-bHu7wZnT
  3. divine Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-महा--hi-prefix-hkftQk2q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Hindi entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hindi entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 0 0

Prefix [Marathi]

Forms: mahā- [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|mr|prefix}} महा- • (mahā-)
  1. great, big Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-महा--mr-prefix-pij5zuSV
  2. massive Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-महा--mr-prefix-bHu7wZnT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Marathi entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Marathi entries with incorrect language header: 0 0

Adjective [Sanskrit]

IPA: /mɐ.ɦɑː/ [Vedic], /mɐ.ɦɑː/ [Classical-Sanskrit] Forms: mahā- [romanization]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-Iranian *maȷ́ʰā́ Sanskrit महा- (mahā-) From Proto-Indo-Iranian *maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s. Etymology templates: {{etymon|sa|inh|iir-pro>*maȷ́ʰā́>big|id=great|text=1|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-Iranian *maȷ́ʰā́ Sanskrit महा- (mahā-) From Proto-Indo-Iranian *maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s.
  1. Combining form of महत् (mahát) Tags: form-of, in-compounds Form of: महत् (extra: mahát)
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