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มหานคร maH haaR naH khaawnM |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | มะ-หา-นะ-คอน |
IPA | má hǎː ná kʰɔːn |
Royal Thai General System | maha nakhon |
[noun, Pali] | |||
definition | metropolis; great city | ||
components | มหา | maH haaR | great; omnipotent; large; many; much; maximal; paramount; exalted |
นคร | naH khaawnM | city; town; municipality | |
examples | กรุงเทพมหานคร | groongM thaehpF maH haaR naH khaawnM | [formal abbreviated way of writing or saying the name of Thailand's capital] |
รถไฟฟ้ามหานคร rohtH faiM faaH maH haaR naH khaawnM [literally, "metropolitan electric train", formal moniker of] the Bangkok Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) underground subway | |||