maharaja
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā), from Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja), compound of महा (mahā, “great”) and राजन् (rājan, “king”). First used in English in 1698.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmaharaja (plural maharajas)
- A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.
- 1909, John Claude White, Sikhim and Bhutan, pages 7–8:
- I speak from a very intimate knowledge of their ways and habits after having spent a very happy twenty years amongst them with friends in every degree, from the Maharaja himself to some of the humblest coolies.
- 1961 October 4, “The Maharajah of Pookajee” (2:33 from the start), in Top Cat, season 1, episode 2:
- Benny: Hey, T.C., what's a maharaja?
Top Cat: What's a what?
Benny: A maharaja.
Top Cat: Oh, do I look like Daniel Webster? I didn't write no dictionary.
Coordinate terms
editTranslations
edita Hindu prince ranking above a raja
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Finnish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editmaharaja
- Alternative form of maharadža
Declension
editInflection of maharaja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | maharaja | maharajat | |
genitive | maharajan | maharajojen | |
partitive | maharajaa | maharajoja | |
illative | maharajaan | maharajoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | maharaja | maharajat | |
accusative | nom. | maharaja | maharajat |
gen. | maharajan | ||
genitive | maharajan | maharajojen maharajain rare | |
partitive | maharajaa | maharajoja | |
inessive | maharajassa | maharajoissa | |
elative | maharajasta | maharajoista | |
illative | maharajaan | maharajoihin | |
adessive | maharajalla | maharajoilla | |
ablative | maharajalta | maharajoilta | |
allative | maharajalle | maharajoille | |
essive | maharajana | maharajoina | |
translative | maharajaksi | maharajoiksi | |
abessive | maharajatta | maharajoitta | |
instructive | — | maharajoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā).
Noun
editIndonesian
editEtymology
editAffixed maha- + raja, from Malay maharaja, from Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmaharaja (first-person possessive maharajaku, second-person possessive maharajamu, third-person possessive maharajanya)
Synonyms
edit- kaisar (“emperor”)
- maharaja (“emperor”) (Standard Malay)
- raja besar (“emperor”)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “maharaja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
editEtymology
editFrom Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja).
Noun
editmaharaja
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “maharaja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mauritian Creole
editEtymology
editFrom Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā), from Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmaharaja
- king
- male ruler
Synonyms
editCategories:
- English terms derived from Hindi
- English terms derived from Sanskrit
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɑːd͡ʒə
- Rhymes:English/ɑːd͡ʒə/4 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with quotations
- en:Heads of state
- en:India
- en:Monarchy
- en:People
- English male equivalent nouns
- Finnish 4-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish kala-type nominals
- French terms derived from Hindi
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French masculine nouns
- fr:Heads of state
- fr:India
- fr:Monarchy
- Indonesian terms prefixed with maha-
- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Sanskrit
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Indonesian terms with obsolete senses
- Malay terms derived from Sanskrit
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns
- ms:Monarchy
- Mauritian Creole terms derived from Hindi
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- Mauritian Creole terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/a
- Rhymes:Malay/a/4 syllables
- Mauritian Creole lemmas
- Mauritian Creole nouns