महाराज

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja), from महा (mahā, “great”) + राजन् (rājan, “king”).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mə.ɦɑː.ɾɑːd͡ʒ/, [mə.ɦäː.ɾäːd͡ʒ]

Noun

महाराज • (mahārāj) m

  1. a maharajah, powerful king
  2. (derogatory, figuratively) an arrogant person

Declension
Declension of महाराज (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct महाराज
mahārāj		 महाराज
mahārāj
oblique महाराज
mahārāj		 महाराजों
mahārājõ
vocative महाराज
mahārāj		 महाराजो
mahārājo

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • mahārāja (Latin script)
  • 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀚 (Brahmi script)
  • মহারাজ (Bengali script)
  • මහාරාජ (Sinhalese script)
  • မဟာရာဇ or မႁႃရႃၹ (Burmese script)
  • มหาราช or มะหาราชะ (Thai script)
  • ᨾᩉᩣᩁᩣᨩ (Tai Tham script)
  • ມຫາຣາຊ or ມະຫາຣາຊະ (Lao script)
  • មហារាជ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄟𑄦𑄂𑄢𑄂𑄎 (Chakma script)

Noun

महाराज

  1. Devanagari script form of mahārāja, which is vocative singular of महाराजन् (mahārājan, “great king”)
  2. Devanagari script form of mahārāja, which is alternative stem of महाराजन् (mahārājan, “great king”)
  3. Devanagari script form of mahārāja, which is vocative singular of राजन् (rājan, “king”) - it was well to be polite when speaking to kings!
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