maharaja
/ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/
maharaja noun: a Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.
Noun
maharaja (plural maharajas)
- A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.
- 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.1909, John Claude White, Sikhim and Bhutan, pages 7–8
- 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.1961 October 4, “The Maharajah of Pookajee” (2:33 from the start), in Top Cat, season 1, episode 2
maharaja meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
maharaja in Hindi
- a Hindu prince ranking above a raja
- महाराजा mahārājā, महाराज mahārāj
maharaja in Tamil
- a Hindu prince ranking above a raja
- மகாராஜா makārājā, மஹாராஜா mahārājā
maharaja in Marathi
- a Hindu prince ranking above a raja
- महाराजा mahārājā, महाराज mahārāj
maharaja in Urdu
- a Hindu prince ranking above a raja
- مہاراجہ mahārāja
More languagesFewer languages
- maharaja in Bengali
- মহারাজা moharaja
- maharaja in Kannada
- ಮಹಾರಾಜ
- maharaja in Punjabi
- ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ mahārājā
- maharaja in Sanskrit
- महाराज mahārāja
- maharaja in Arabic
- مَاهَارَاجَا māhārājā
- maharaja in Malay
- maharaja
- maharaja in Indonesian
- maharaja, kaisar, raja besar
- maharaja in Persian
- مهاراجه mahârâje
- maharaja in Thai
- มหาราชา má-hǎa-raa-chaa
Forms of maharaja
| plural | maharajas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | maharajah |
| alternative form | maharana |
| alternative form | maharanah |
Origin of maharaja
Borrowed from Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā). First attested in 1698.
Words that rhyme with maharaja
Questions about maharaja
- What does maharaja mean?
- Maharaja means a Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.
- What is maharaja in Hindi?
- Maharaja in Hindi is महाराजा (mahārājā), महाराज (mahārāj). See Maharaja meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is maharaja?
- Maharaja is a noun.
- How do you pronounce maharaja?
- Maharaja is pronounced /ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/ (US).
- What is the plural of maharaja?
- The plural of maharaja is maharajas.
Words near maharaja in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: maharaja (page history and authors); maharaja (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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