maharaja

English

Alternative forms

maharajah

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.dʒə/, /ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.dʒɑ/
Rhymes: -ɑːdʒə

Noun

maharaja (plural maharajas)

A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor

Coordinate terms

maharani

Translations

a Hindu prince ranking above a raja

Arabic: مَاهَارَاجَا‎ m (māhārājā)
Bengali: মহারাজা (môharaja)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 大君 (zh) (dàjūn)
Czech: mahárádža m
Dutch: maharadja (nl) m
Finnish: maharadža (fi), maharadja (fi)
French: maharadja (fr) m
German: Maharadscha (de) m
Greek: μαχαραγιάς (el) m (macharagiás)
Hindi: महा राजा m (mahā rājā), महाराजा m (mahārājā)
Hungarian: maharadzsa (hu)
Irish: maharáiseá m
Japanese: マハラジャ (maharaja), マハーラージャ (mahārāja)
Khmer: មហារាជ (mĕəʾhaariəc)

Korean: 마하라자 (maharaja)
Malay: maharaja
Marathi: महाराजा m (mahārājā)
Mongolian: махранз (mn) (mahranz)
Pali: mahārāja m
Persian: مهاراجه‎ (fa) (mahârâje)
Portuguese: marajá (pt) m
Rajasthani: please add this translation if you can
Romanian: maharajah (ro) m
Russian: махара́джа (ru) m (maxarádža), магара́джа (ru) m (magarádža)
Sanskrit: महाराज (sa) (mahārāja)
Spanish: maharajá m, marajá m
Thai: มหาราชา (má-hǎa-raa-chaa)
Urdu: مہاراجہ‎ m (mahārāja)
Yiddish: מאַהאַראַדזשאַ‎ m (maharadzha)

Finnish

Noun

maharaja

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
accusative	gen.	maharajan	maharajat
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
instructive		—	maharajoin
abessive		maharajatta	maharajoitta
comitative		—	maharajoineen

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja).

Noun

maharaja

emperor

Synonyms

kaisar

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja).

Noun

maharaja

emperor

Synonyms

kaisar

Derived terms

maharajalela

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA: [mahaɾadʒa], [mahaʁadʒa]

Noun

maharaja

king
male ruler

Synonyms

lerwa

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