摩訶

Japanese

Kanji in this term
摩	訶
ま Grade: S	か Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 摩訶 (MC muɑ hɑ), borrowing from Sanskrit महा (mahā), itself the combining form of महत् (mahat, “great”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) まか [máꜜkà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ma̠ka̠]

Adjectival noun

摩訶 (hiragana まか, katakana マカ, rōmaji maka)

great

Derived terms

摩 (ま)訶 (か)不 (ふ)思 (し)議 (ぎ) (maka-fushigi, “mysterious, profound mystery”)

Prefix

摩訶 (hiragana まか, katakana マカ, rōmaji maka-)

(Buddhism) maha: great

Derived terms

摩 (ま)訶 (か)般 (はん)若 (にゃ)波 (は)羅 (ら)蜜 (みっ)多 (た)心 (しん)経 (ぎょう) (Maka Hannya Haramitta Shingyō, “Heart Sutra”)
摩 (マ)訶 (カ)毘 (ビ)盧 (ル)遮 (シャ)那 (ナ) (Makabirushana, “Mahāvairocana”)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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