how to pronounce mahatma

/məˈhɑːtmə/

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mahatma is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of mahatma in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… according to folklore Mahatma Gandhi was …”

meanings of mahatma

noun:

Such a person.
An epithet granted in India and Tibet to people thought to have great knowledge and love of humanity.

mahatma frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word mahatma occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.