Modjadji

UK/məˈdʒɑːdʒi/

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General South African/mɔˈdʒɑːdʒi/

Modjadji noun: the Rain Queen, or hereditary queen of the Lobedu people of the Limpopo province of South Africa, held to have various special powers including the ability to make it rain.

Noun

Modjadji (plural Modjadjis)

(South Africa) The Rain Queen, or hereditary queen of the Lobedu people of the Limpopo province of South Africa, held to have various special powers including the ability to make it rain.

Modjadji meaning in Bengali

Modjadji in Bengali

বৃষ্টি রানী

Forms of Modjadji

plural	Modjadjis

Origin of Modjadji

The personal name of the first queen of the Lobedu, a Northern Sotho woman of the early 19th century, adopted as a hereditary name; perhaps from Northern Sotho (Lobedu) mo- (“singular prefix”) + tšatši (“day, sun”).

Words formed from Modjadji

Modjadji cycad
Modjadji palm

Questions about Modjadji

What does Modjadji mean?: Modjadji means the Rain Queen, or hereditary queen of the Lobedu people of the Limpopo province of South Africa, held to have various special powers including the ability to make it rain.
What is Modjadji in Bengali?: Modjadji in Bengali is বৃষ্টি রানী. See Modjadji meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Modjadji?: Modjadji is a noun.
How do you pronounce Modjadji?: Modjadji is pronounced /mɔˈdʒɑːdʒi/ (General South African).
What is the plural of Modjadji?: The plural of Modjadji is Modjadjis.

Words near Modjadji in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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