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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit महाराजन् (mahārā́jan)
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mə.ɦɑː.ɾɑːd͡ʒ/,
Noun
महाराज • (mahārāj) m
- a maharajah, powerful king
- (derogatory, figuratively) said to an annoying person
Declension
Declension of महाराज (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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महाराज mahārāj
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महाराज mahārāj
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oblique
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महाराज mahārāj
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महाराजों mahārājõ
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vocative
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महाराज mahārāj
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महाराजो mahārājo
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Pali
Noun
महाराज
- Devanagari script form of mahārāja, which is vocative singular of महाराजन् (mahārājan, “great king”)
- Devanagari script form of mahārāja, which is alternative stem of महाराजन् (mahārājan, “great king”)
- Devanagari script form of mahārāja, which is vocative singular of राजन् (rājan, “king”) - it was well to be polite when speaking to kings!