maharani

See also: maharáni and mahárání

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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.

Related terms

• rani

French

Noun

maharani f (plural maharanis)

1. maharani

Further reading

• “maharani”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /mahaˈrani/ [ma.haˈra.ni]
• Rhymes: -ani
• Syllabification: ma‧ha‧ra‧ni

Noun

maharani (plural maharani-maharani)

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

   Synonym: permaisuri

Further reading

• “maharani”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit महा (mahā, “great”) +‎ राज्ञी (rājñī, “queen”).

Pronunciation

• (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˌmahaˈrani/ [ˌma.haˈra.ni]
• Rhymes: -ani, -ni, -i
• Hyphenation: ma‧ha‧ra‧ni

Noun

maharani (Jawi spelling مهاراني, plural maharani-maharani or maharani²)

1. (literary) empress, a female emperor

   Synonyms: raja perempuan, ratu

2. (literary) the wife of a maharajah; approximately, a queen consort

   Synonym: permaisuri

Descendants

• > Indonesian: maharani (inherited)
• → Tagalog: maharani (learned)

Further reading

• "maharani" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi महारानी (mahārānī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mahaɾani]

Noun

maharani

1. queen

Synonyms

• larenn

Related terms

• rani

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French maharani, from Hindi महारानी (mahārānī) / مہارانی (mahārānī), from Sanskrit महा (mahā, “great”) + राज्ञी (rājñī, “queen”).

Noun

maharani f (uncountable)

1. maharani

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Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mahaˈɾani/ [mɐ.hɐˈɾaː.n̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ani
• Syllabification: ma‧ha‧ra‧ni

Noun

maharani (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜇᜈᜒ)

1. maharani (great queen; queen consort)

   Coordinate term: maharaha

See also

• lakambini
• prinsesa
• reyna

References

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