maharani
See also: maharáni
English edit
Etymology edit
From Hindustani مہارانی / महारानी (mahārānī), from Sanskrit महा (mahā, “great”) and रानी (rānī, “queen”).
Noun edit
maharani (plural maharanis)
- The wife of a maharajah; approximately, a queen consort.
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French edit
Noun edit
maharani f (plural maharanis)
Further reading edit
- “maharani”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Affixed maha- + rani, from Malay maharani, from Sanskrit महा (mahā, “great”) + रानी (rānī, “queen”).
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Noun edit
maharani (first-person possessive maharaniku, second-person possessive maharanimu, third-person possessive maharaninya)
- (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: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Mauritian Creole edit
Etymology edit
From Hindi महारानी (mahārānī).
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maharani
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French maharani, from Hindi महारानी (mahārānī) / مہارانی (mahārānī), from Sanskrit महा (mahā, “great”) and रानी (rānī, “queen”).
Noun edit
maharani f (uncountable)