maharaja
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja), compound of महा (mahā, “great”) and राजन् (rājan, “king”). First used in English in 1698.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɑːdʒə
Noun
maharaja (plural maharajas)
- A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.
- 1909, John Claude White, Sikhim and Bhutan, pages 7-8:
- I speak from a very intimate knowledge of their ways and habits after having spent a very happy twenty years amongst them with friends in every degree, from the Maharaja himself to some of the humblest coolies.
Coordinate terms
Translations
a Hindu prince ranking above a raja
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Finnish
Noun
maharaja
- Alternative form of maharadža
Declension
Inflection of maharaja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | maharaja | maharajat | ||
genitive | maharajan | maharajojen | ||
partitive | maharajaa | maharajoja | ||
illative | maharajaan | maharajoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | maharaja | maharajat | ||
accusative | nom. | maharaja | maharajat | |
gen. | maharajan | |||
genitive | maharajan | maharajojen maharajain rare | ||
partitive | maharajaa | maharajoja | ||
inessive | maharajassa | maharajoissa | ||
elative | maharajasta | maharajoista | ||
illative | maharajaan | maharajoihin | ||
adessive | maharajalla | maharajoilla | ||
ablative | maharajalta | maharajoilta | ||
allative | maharajalle | maharajoille | ||
essive | maharajana | maharajoina | ||
translative | maharajaksi | maharajoiksi | ||
abessive | maharajatta | maharajoitta | ||
instructive | — | maharajoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Indonesian
Etymology
From Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja) via Malay maharaja
Noun
maharaja
Synonyms
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja).
Noun
maharaja
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- “maharaja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā), from Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja)
Pronunciation
- IPA: [mahaɾadʒa], [mahaʁadʒa]
Noun
maharaja
- king
- male ruler
Synonyms
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