महाराज

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महाराजन् (mahārā́jan)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

महाराज • (mahārāj) m

  1. a maharajah, powerful king
  2. (derogatory, figuratively) said to an annoying person

Declension

Pali

Alternative forms

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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