maharaja
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā), from Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja), compound of महा (mahā, “great”) and राजन् (rājan, “king”). First used in English in 1698.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/, /ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒɑ/, /ˌmɑ.həˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/
- Rhymes: -ɑːd͡ʒə
Noun
maharaja (plural maharajas)
- A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.
- 1909, John Claude White, Sikhim and Bhutan, page 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.
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Coordinate terms
Translations
a Hindu prince ranking above a raja
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Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑhɑrɑdʒɑ/, [ˈmɑɦɑˌrɑdʒɑ]
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 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 | ||
| instructive | — | maharajoin | ||
| abessive | maharajatta | maharajoitta | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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French
Alternative forms
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mahaˈrad͡ʒa]
- Hyphenation: ma‧ha‧ra‧ja
Noun
maharaja (first-person possessive maharajaku, second-person possessive maharajamu, third-person possessive maharajanya)
- emperor
- (obsolete) important person
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “maharaja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- “maharaja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mauritian Creole
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mahaɾadʒa], [mahaʁadʒa]
- Rhymes: -a
Synonyms
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