maharani

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

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:

     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.

• rani

maharani f (plural maharanis)

1. maharani

• “maharani”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

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

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• Hyphenation: ma‧ha‧ra‧ni

maharani (plural maharani-maharani)

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

   Synonym: permaisuri

• “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.

From Hindi महारानी (mahārānī).

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maharani

1. queen

• larenn

• rani

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

maharani f (uncountable)

1. maharani

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mahaˈɾani/
• Rhymes: -ani
• Syllabification: ma‧ha‧ra‧ni

maharani (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜇᜈᜒ)

1. maharani (great queen; queen consort)

   Coordinate term: maharaha

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