maharani

See also: maharáni and mahárání

English

Etymology

From Hindustani مہارانی / महारानी (mahārānī), from Sanskrit महा (mahā, “great”) and रानी (rānī, “queen”).

Noun

maharani (plural maharanis)

1. The wife of a maharajah; approximately, a queen consort.

Related terms

• rani

French

Noun

maharani f (plural maharanis)

1. maharani

Further reading

• “maharani”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed maha- +‎ rani, from Malay maharani, from Sanskrit महा (mahā, “great”) +‎ रानी (rānī, “queen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mahaˈrani]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ha‧ra‧ni

Noun

maharani (first-person possessive maharaniku, second-person possessive maharanimu, third-person possessive maharaninya)

1. (obsolete) empress, a female emperor
2. (obsolete) the wife of a maharajah; approximately, a queen consort.

   Synonym: permaisuri

Further reading

• “maharani” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi महारानी (mahārānī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mahaɾani]

Noun

maharani

1. queen

Synonyms

• larenn

Related terms

• rani

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French maharani, from Hindi महारानी (mahārānī) / مہارانی (mahārānī), from Sanskrit महा (mahā, “great”) and रानी (rānī, “queen”).

Noun

maharani f (uncountable)

1. maharani

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