See also: maharáni and mahárání

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Etymology

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

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maharani (plural maharanis)

  1. 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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French

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Noun

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maharani f (plural maharanis)

  1. maharani

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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

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

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maharani (plural maharani-maharani)

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

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Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

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From Hindi महारानी (mahārānī).

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maharani

  1. queen

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Romanian

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Etymology

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

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maharani f (uncountable)

  1. maharani

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Malay maharani, ultimately from Sanskrit महाराज्ञी (mahārājñī, literally great queen).

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maharani (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜇᜈᜒ)

  1. maharani (great queen; queen consort)
    Coordinate term: maharaha

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References

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  • maharani”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018