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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā), from Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja), compound of महा (mahā, “great”) and राजन् (rājan, “king”). First used in English in 1698.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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.
- 1961 October 4, “The Maharajah of Pookajee” (2:33 from the start), in Top Cat, season 1, episode 2:
- Benny: Hey, T.C., what's a maharaja?
Top Cat: What's a what?
Benny: A maharaja.
Top Cat: Oh, do I look like Daniel Webster? I didn't write no dictionary.
Coordinate terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
a Hindu prince ranking above a raja
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Finnish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
maharaja
- Alternative form of maharadža
Declension[edit]
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 maharajainrare | ||
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. |
French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā).
Noun[edit]
maharaja m (plural maharajas, feminine maharani)
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Affixed maha- + raja, from Malay maharaja, from Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
maharaja (first-person possessive maharajaku, second-person possessive maharajamu, third-person possessive maharajanya)
Synonyms[edit]
- kaisar (“emperor”)
- maharaja (“emperor”) (Standard Malay)
- raja besar (“emperor”)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “maharaja” 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.
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja).
Noun[edit]
maharaja
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “maharaja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mauritian Creole[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā), from Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
maharaja
- king
- male ruler
Synonyms[edit]
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- Rhymes:English/ɑːd͡ʒə
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