มหัศจรรย์

Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

From มห (má-hà-, “great”) +‎ อัศจรรย์ (àt-sà-jan, “wonder; miracle; marvel; astonishment”); ultimately from Sanskrit महाश्चर्य (mahāścarya), from मह (maha) + आश्चर्य (āścarya). Cognate with Old Khmer mahāścaryya (“great wonder or marvel”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicมหัศจรรย์
m h ạ ɕ t͡ɕ r r y ʻ
Phonemic
มะ-หัด-สะ-จัน
m a – h ạ ɗ – s a – t͡ɕ ạ n
RomanizationPaiboonmá-hàt-sà-jan
Royal Institutema-hat-sa-chan
(standard) IPA(key)/ma˦˥.hat̚˨˩.sa˨˩.t͡ɕan˧/(R)

Noun

มหัศจรรย์ • (má-hàt-sà-jan)

  1. great wonder, marvel, miracle, astonishment, amazement, or surprise.

Adjective

มหัศจรรย์ • (má-hàt-sà-jan) (abstract noun ความมหัศจรรย์)

  1. greatly wonderful, wondrous, marvelous, miraculous, astonishing, amazing, or surprising.
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