maharaja

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See also: mahārāja and mahārājā

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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maharaja

  1. Alternative form of maharadža

Declension

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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
maharajain rare
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.
Possessive forms of maharaja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative maharajani maharajani
accusative nom. maharajani maharajani
gen. maharajani
genitive maharajani maharajojeni
maharajaini rare
partitive maharajaani maharajojani
inessive maharajassani maharajoissani
elative maharajastani maharajoistani
illative maharajaani maharajoihini
adessive maharajallani maharajoillani
ablative maharajaltani maharajoiltani
allative maharajalleni maharajoilleni
essive maharajanani maharajoinani
translative maharajakseni maharajoikseni
abessive maharajattani maharajoittani
instructive
comitative maharajoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative maharajasi maharajasi
accusative nom. maharajasi maharajasi
gen. maharajasi
genitive maharajasi maharajojesi
maharajaisi rare
partitive maharajaasi maharajojasi
inessive maharajassasi maharajoissasi
elative maharajastasi maharajoistasi
illative maharajaasi maharajoihisi
adessive maharajallasi maharajoillasi
ablative maharajaltasi maharajoiltasi
allative maharajallesi maharajoillesi
essive maharajanasi maharajoinasi
translative maharajaksesi maharajoiksesi
abessive maharajattasi maharajoittasi
instructive
comitative maharajoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative maharajamme maharajamme
accusative nom. maharajamme maharajamme
gen. maharajamme
genitive maharajamme maharajojemme
maharajaimme rare
partitive maharajaamme maharajojamme
inessive maharajassamme maharajoissamme
elative maharajastamme maharajoistamme
illative maharajaamme maharajoihimme
adessive maharajallamme maharajoillamme
ablative maharajaltamme maharajoiltamme
allative maharajallemme maharajoillemme
essive maharajanamme maharajoinamme
translative maharajaksemme maharajoiksemme
abessive maharajattamme maharajoittamme
instructive
comitative maharajoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative maharajanne maharajanne
accusative nom. maharajanne maharajanne
gen. maharajanne
genitive maharajanne maharajojenne
maharajainne rare
partitive maharajaanne maharajojanne
inessive maharajassanne maharajoissanne
elative maharajastanne maharajoistanne
illative maharajaanne maharajoihinne
adessive maharajallanne maharajoillanne
ablative maharajaltanne maharajoiltanne
allative maharajallenne maharajoillenne
essive maharajananne maharajoinanne
translative maharajaksenne maharajoiksenne
abessive maharajattanne maharajoittanne
instructive
comitative maharajoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative maharajansa maharajansa
accusative nom. maharajansa maharajansa
gen. maharajansa
genitive maharajansa maharajojensa
maharajainsa rare
partitive maharajaansa maharajojaan
maharajojansa
inessive maharajassaan
maharajassansa
maharajoissaan
maharajoissansa
elative maharajastaan
maharajastansa
maharajoistaan
maharajoistansa
illative maharajaansa maharajoihinsa
adessive maharajallaan
maharajallansa
maharajoillaan
maharajoillansa
ablative maharajaltaan
maharajaltansa
maharajoiltaan
maharajoiltansa
allative maharajalleen
maharajallensa
maharajoilleen
maharajoillensa
essive maharajanaan
maharajanansa
maharajoinaan
maharajoinansa
translative maharajakseen
maharajaksensa
maharajoikseen
maharajoiksensa
abessive maharajattaan
maharajattansa
maharajoittaan
maharajoittansa
instructive
comitative maharajoineen
maharajoinensa

French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā).

Noun

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maharaja m (plural maharajas, feminine maharani)

  1. maharaja

Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. emperor
  2. (obsolete) important person

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Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja).

Noun

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maharaja

  1. emperor

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Further reading

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Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mahaɾadʒa], [mahaɰadʒa]
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

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maharaja

  1. king
  2. male ruler

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