maharaja

See also: mahārāja and mahārājā

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)

  1. 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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Translations

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑhɑrɑdʒɑ/, [ˈmɑɦɑˌrɑdʒɑ]

Noun

maharaja

  1. Alternative form of maharadža

Declension
Inflection of maharaja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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 — maharajoineen
Possessive forms of maharaja (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person maharajani maharajamme
2nd person maharajasi maharajanne
3rd person maharajansa

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 (first-person possessive maharajaku, second-person possessive maharajamu, third-person possessive maharajanya)

  1. emperor
  2. (obsolete) important person

Synonyms
  • kaisar (“emperor”)
  • maharaja (“emperor”) (Standard Malay)
  • raja besar (“emperor”)

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja).

Noun

maharaja

  1. emperor

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mahaɾadʒa], [mahaʁadʒa]

Noun

maharaja

  1. king
  2. male ruler

Synonyms
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