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See also: mahārāja and mahārājā

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā). First attested in 1698.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/, /ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒɑ/, /ˌmɑ.həˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑːdʒə

Noun

maharaja (plural maharajas)

  1. 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.

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Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑhɑrɑdʒɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ɦɑ̝ˌrɑ̝dʒɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑdʒɑ

Noun

maharaja

  1. alternative form of maharadža

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
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French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā).

Noun

maharaja m (plural maharajas, feminine maharani)

  1. maharaja

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed maha- + raja, from Malay maharaja, from Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mahaˈrad͡ʒa]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ha‧ra‧ja

Noun

maharaja (plural maharaja-maharaja)

  1. emperor
  2. (obsolete) important person

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

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Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja). By surface analysis, maha + raja.

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /mahaˈrad͡ʒə/ [ma.haˈra.d͡ʒə]
    • Rhymes: -ad͡ʒə, -d͡ʒə,
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /mahaˈrad͡ʒa/ [ma.haˈra.d͡ʒa]
    • Rhymes: -ad͡ʒa, -d͡ʒa, -a
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ha‧ra‧ja

Noun

maharaja (Jawi spelling مهاراج, plural maharaja-maharaja)

  1. emperor
    Synonyms: raja besar, kaisar
  2. (obsolete) title for an influential person

Affixations

Compounds

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: maharaja (inherited)

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā), from Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mahaɾadʒa], [mahaɰadʒa]

Noun

maharaja

  1. king
  2. male ruler

Synonyms

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