maharajadhiraja
maharajadhiraja noun: a royal ruler's title in South and Southeast Asia, roughly meaning 'great king of kings', a prestigious indication of the princely state's particularly high rank.
Noun
maharajadhiraja (plural maharajadhirajas)
- A royal ruler's title in South and Southeast Asia, roughly meaning 'great king of kings', a prestigious indication of the princely state's particularly high rank.
- After the Gurkha royal house of Saha (Shah) united Nepal, it raised its title from raja not just to rajadhiraja, as the rulers of the annexed states, but to maharajadhiraja, a status claim corroborated by marital alliances with the noblest Indian dynasties.
maharajadhiraja meaning in Hindi, Kannada and Sanskrit
maharajadhiraja in Hindi
- title
- महाराजाधिराज mahārājādhirāj
maharajadhiraja in Kannada
- ಮಹಾರಾಜಾಧಿರಾಜ
maharajadhiraja in Sanskrit
- title
- महाराजाधिराज mahārājādhirāja, राजाधिराज rājādhirāja
Forms of maharajadhiraja
| plural | maharajadhirajas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Maharajadhiraja |
Origin of maharajadhiraja
Borrowed from Sanskrit महाराजाधिराज (mahārājādhirāja, “great king of kings”).
Questions about maharajadhiraja
- What does maharajadhiraja mean?
- Maharajadhiraja means a royal ruler's title in South and Southeast Asia, roughly meaning 'great king of kings', a prestigious indication of the princely state's particularly high rank.
- What is maharajadhiraja in Hindi?
- Maharajadhiraja in Hindi is महाराजाधिराज (mahārājādhirāj). See Maharajadhiraja meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is maharajadhiraja?
- Maharajadhiraja is a noun.
- What is the plural of maharajadhiraja?
- The plural of maharajadhiraja is maharajadhirajas.
Words near maharajadhiraja in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: maharajadhiraja (page history and authors); maharajadhiraja (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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