rani

English

• WOTD – 25 November 2013, 25 November 2014

Alternative forms

• ranee

Etymology

From Hindustani رانی (rānī) / रानी (rānī), from Sanskrit राज्ञी (rā́jñī, “queen, princess”). Doublet of Regina.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑː.niː/

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Noun

rani (plural ranis)

1. The wife of a rajah.
2. A Hindu princess or female ruler in India.

Related terms

• maharani

Translations

Anagrams

• ARIN, Arin, Iran, Irân, Irān, NIRA, Nair, RNAi, Rian, Rina, arni, rain

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ra‧ni
• IPA^(key): /ɾaˈni/,

Verb

raní

1. to go near; to get close; to be adjacent

   Antonym: rayo

Derived terms

Icelandic

Icelandic Wikipedia has an article on:

rani

Wikipedia ^is

Etymology

From Old Norse rani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraːnɪ/
• Rhymes: -aːnɪ

Noun

rani m (genitive singular rana, nominative plural ranar)

1. (anatomy) proboscis
   1. trunk (of an elephant)
   2. snout (of other animals)

   Synonym: trjóna

Declension

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrani/

Noun

rani

1. plural of rano

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay rani, from Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻 (rāṇī), from Sanskrit राज्ञी (rājñī, “queen, princess”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrā́ȷ́niH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ȷ́niH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵnih₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ra‧ni

Noun

rani (plural rani-rani, first-person possessive raniku, second-person possessive ranimu, third-person possessive raninya)

1. queen:
   1. queen regnant: female monarch

      Synonym: ratu

   2. queen consort: wife of a king

      Synonyms: permaisuri, ratu

Related terms

Further reading

• “rani” 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

Etymology

From Hindi रानी (rānī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ,

Noun

rani

1. queen
2. female ruler

Synonyms

• larenn

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.ɲi/
• Rhymes: -aɲi
• Syllabification: ra‧ni

Verb

rani

1. third-person singular present of ranić

Portuguese

Noun

rani f (plural ranis)

1. rani (wife of a rajah)
2. rani (Hindu princess or female ruler in India)

Rohingya

Etymology

From Sanskrit राज्ञी (rā́jñī, “queen, princess”).

Noun

rani

1. queen

Romani

Alternative forms

• raji, rajni
• rai (International Standard)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀻 (raṇṇī), from Sanskrit राज्ञी (rājñī, “queen, princess”). By surface analysis, raj +‎ -ni (feminine suffix).

Noun

rani f (accusative ranǎ, nominative plural ranǎ, accusative plural raněn)

1. female equivalent of raj: madam, Mrs, lady

Derived terms

• Raji

Descendants

• Kalo Finnish Romani: raani
• Welsh Romani: råni

References

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• rȁna

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindustani رانی (rānī) / रानी (rānī), from Sanskrit राज्ञी (rā́jñī, “queen, princess”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /râni/
• Hyphenation: ra‧ni

Noun

rȁni f (Cyrillic spelling ра̏ни)

1. rani

Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

rani

1. inflection of ran:
   1. masculine nominative/vocative plural
   2. definite masculine nominative/vocative singular
   3. definite inanimate masculine accusative singular

Noun

rani (Cyrillic spelling рани)

1. dative/locative singular of rana

References

• “rani” in Hrvatski jezični portal