maharani
English
editEtymology
editFrom Hindustani مہارانی / महारानी (mahārānī), from Sanskrit महा (mahā, “great”) and रानी (rānī, “queen”).
Noun
editmaharani (plural maharanis)
- The wife of a maharajah; approximately, a queen consort.
- 2009 July 31, Bruce Weber, “Gayatri Devi, 90, a Maharani and a Lawmaker, Dies”, in The New York Times[1]:
- Nonetheless, for many years afterward, she was often referred to as maharani, though that eventually gave way to the less glamorous but more respectful title of rajmata, the equivalent of queen mother.
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editFrench
editNoun
editmaharani f (plural maharanis)
Further reading
edit- “maharani”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
editEtymology
editAffixed maha- + rani, from Malay maharani, from Sanskrit महा (mahā, “great”) + रानी (rānī, “queen”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmaharani (plural maharani-maharani)
- (obsolete) empress, a female emperor
- (obsolete) the wife of a maharajah; approximately, a queen consort
- Synonym: permaisuri
Further reading
edit- “maharani” 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.
Mauritian Creole
editEtymology
editFrom Hindi महारानी (mahārānī).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmaharani
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editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French maharani, from Hindi महारानी (mahārānī) / مہارانی (mahārānī), from Sanskrit महा (mahā, “great”) and रानी (rānī, “queen”).
Noun
editmaharani f (uncountable)
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Tagalog
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Malay maharani, ultimately from Sanskrit महाराज्ञी (mahārājñī, literally “great queen”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mahaˈɾani/ [mɐ.hɐˈɾaː.n̪ɪ]
- Rhymes: -ani
- Syllabification: ma‧ha‧ra‧ni
Noun
editmaharani (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜇᜈᜒ)
- maharani (great queen; queen consort)
- Coordinate term: maharaha
See also
editReferences
edit- “maharani”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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