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Where does “មហា” come from?
មហា (Khmer) comes from Pali mahant, from Sanskrit म॒हत्.
មហា
(Khmer): grand; great
Definitions
grand; great
Ancestry of “មហា”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Pali
mahant
great, big, massive; important, well-known
2
Sanskrit
म॒हत्
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Words derived from “មហា”
មហាវិថី
អភិមហាអំណាច
មហន្តរាយ
មហាជន
មហាប៊្រីតថេន
មហារីក
មហាសង្ក្រាន្ត
មហាអំណាច
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