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Ranihar

/rɑː.niː.hɑːr/

Ranihar noun: a traditional Indian necklace typically made of gold or silver and often adorned with precious stones like diamonds, rubies, and emeralds. It translates to "Queen's Necklace" in Hindi.

Noun

Ranihar (plural Ranihars)

  1. A traditional Indian necklace typically made of gold or silver and often adorned with precious stones like diamonds, rubies, and emeralds. It translates to "Queen's Necklace" in Hindi.
    • Even Lakha Ram chastised her on the loss of Rani-Haar, a very costly necklace...1990, Bacinta Kaura, Draupdi, Enkay Publishers, page 24
    • ‘Wear a sari’, said Renoir, so I got out a Benares silk sari and the rani haar or queen’s necklace that Bikki—my husband Tikki’s brother—had given me.2010, Leela Naidu, Jerry Pinto, Leela: A Patchwork Life, Penguin Books India, page 50

Forms of Ranihar

pluralRanihars

Origin of Ranihar

Borrowed from Hindi रानी हार (rānī hār)

Questions about Ranihar

What does Ranihar mean?
Ranihar means a traditional Indian necklace typically made of gold or silver and often adorned with precious stones like diamonds, rubies, and emeralds. It translates to "Queen's Necklace" in Hindi.
What part of speech is Ranihar?
Ranihar is a noun.
How do you pronounce Ranihar?
Ranihar is pronounced /rɑː.niː.hɑːr/.
What is the plural of Ranihar?
The plural of Ranihar is Ranihars.

Words near Ranihar in the dictionary

  1. ranidaphobia
  2. ranids
  3. Ranieri
  4. Ranieris
  5. raniform
  6. Ranihar
  7. Ranikhet
  8. Ranikhet disease
  9. Ranil
  10. ranimustine
  11. ranine

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