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mahato

maha

masc abl sg of maha (adj); masc abl sg of maha (noun); masc abl pl of maha (noun); masc abl sg of maha (root); …

1. maha (root): (gram) √mah (venerate)
2. maha (adj): great; venerable; honourable; respected
3. maha (masc): festival; ceremony
4. mahato (adj): to the great; for the great; for the large
5. mahato (adj): of the great; of the large
6. mahanta (adj): big; great; large; grand; vast; extensive
7. mahanta (adj): great; powerful; mighty; eminent; distinguished; noble

Etymology. √mah + a; from √mah 'venerate'; Sanskrit [mah]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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