महाराज
Hindi edit
Alternative forms edit
- महाराजा (mahārājā)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit महाराजन् (mahārā́jan)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
महाराज • (mahārāj) m
- a maharajah, powerful king
- (derogatory, figuratively) said to an annoying person
Declension edit
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Noun edit
महाराज
- Devanagari script form of mahārāja, which is vocative singular of महाराजन् (mahārājan, “great king”)
- Devanagari script form of mahārāja, which is alternative stem of महाराजन् (mahārājan, “great king”)
- Devanagari script form of mahārāja, which is vocative singular of राजन् (rājan, “king”) - it was well to be polite when speaking to kings!