No. 840 in Malay
maha
"Great," "supreme," or "almighty."
In a sentence
Dia memberikan penghormatan yang maha besar kepada gurunya.
He gave the utmost respect to his teacher.
Here, 'maha' is used as a prefix meaning 'utmost' or 'very' to emphasize the degree of 'besar' (great).
Pemahaman tentang konsep ini maha penting untuk berjaya.
Understanding this concept is extremely important to succeed.
In this instance, 'maha' serves as a qualifier to indicate 'exceedingly' or 'highly' important.
Universiti itu dikenali sebagai salah satu institusi maha tinggi di negara ini.
That university is known as one of the highly prestigious institutions in the country.
'Maha' is used here to mean 'highly' or 'of the highest level' when describing the university's stature.
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