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maharishi

maharishi noun: a teacher of Hindu mysticism.

Noun

maharishi (plural maharishis)

  1. A teacher of Hindu mysticism.
    • His lineage of teachers and masters included several famous maharishis.2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 66

maharishi meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Kannada and Sanskrit

maharishi in Hindi

a teacher of Hindu mysticism
महर्षि maharṣi

maharishi in Bengali

a teacher of Hindu mysticism
মহর্ষি mohorśi

maharishi in Kannada

ಮಹರ್ಷಿ

maharishi in Sanskrit

a teacher of Hindu mysticism
महर्षि maharṣi
More languagesFewer languages
maharishi in Assamese
মহৰ্ষি mohorxi

Forms of maharishi

pluralmaharishis

Origin of maharishi

From Sanskrit महर्षि (maharṣi, “great seer”) from महा (mahā, “great”) + ऋषि (ṛṣi, “saint, seer”).

Questions about maharishi

What does maharishi mean?
Maharishi means a teacher of Hindu mysticism.
What is maharishi in Hindi?
Maharishi in Hindi is महर्षि (maharṣi). See Maharishi meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is maharishi?
Maharishi is a noun.
What is the plural of maharishi?
The plural of maharishi is maharishis.

Words near maharishi in the dictionary

  1. Maharashtrian
  2. Maharashtrians
  3. Maharastra
  4. Maharattor
  5. Maharattors
  6. maharishi
  7. maharishis
  8. Maharjan
  9. Maharjans
  10. Maharlika
  11. Mahars

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Adapted from Wiktionary: maharishi (page history and authors); maharishi (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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