different between maharani vs rani

English

Etymology

From Hindi ??????? (mah?r?n?) / ???????? (mah?r?n?), from Sanskrit ??? (mah?, “great”) and ???? (r?n?, “queen”).

Noun

maharani (plural maharanis)

1. The wife of a maharajah; approximately, a queen consort.

Related terms

• rani

Indonesian

Noun

maharani (first-person possessive maharaniku, second-person possessive maharanimu, third-person possessive maharaninya)

1. empress, a female emperor

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi ??????? (mah?r?n?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maha?ani]

Noun

maharani

1. queen

Related terms

• rani

Synonyms

• larenn

English

Alternative forms

• ranee

Etymology

From Hindustani ???? (r?n?) / ????? (r?n?), from Sanskrit ?????? (r??jñ?, “queen, princess”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /????.ni?/

Noun

rani (plural ranis)

1. The wife of a rajah.
2. A Hindu princess or female ruler in India.

Related terms

• maharani

Translations

Anagrams

• ARIN, Arin, Iran, Irân, Ir?n, NIRA, Nair, RNAi, Rian, Rina, arni, rain

Bikol Central

Verb

rani (raní)

1. to approach

   Synonym: dulok

Derived terms

• kaharanihan
• harani

Antonyms

• rayo

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse rani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ra?n?/
• Rhymes: -a?n?

Noun

rani m (genitive singular rana, nominative plural ranar)

1. (anatomy) proboscis
   1. trunk (of an elephant)
   2. snout (of other animals)

   Synonym: trjóna

Declension

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?rani/

Noun

rani

1. plural of rano

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay rani, from Prakrit, from Sanskrit ?????? (r?jñ?, “queen, princess”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hr????niH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr????niH, from Proto-Indo-European *h?r??nih?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?rani]
• Hyphenation: ra?ni

Noun

rani (plural rani-rani, first-person possessive raniku, second-person possessive ranimu, third-person possessive raninya)

1. queen:
   1. queen regnant: female monarch

      Synonym: ratu

   2. queen consort: wife of a king

      Synonyms: permaisuri, ratu

Further reading

• “rani” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi ???? (r?n?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ani], [?ani]

Noun

rani

1. queen
2. female ruler

Synonyms

• larenn

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ra.?i/

Verb

rani

1. third-person singular present of rani?

Portuguese

Noun

rani f (plural ranis)

1. rani (wife of a rajah)
2. rani (Hindu princess or female ruler in India)

Rohingya

Etymology

From Bengali, from Sanskrit ?????? (r??jñ?, “queen, princess”).

Noun

rani

1. queen

Romani

Etymology

From Sanskrit ?????? (r?jñ?, “queen, princess”).

Noun

rani f

1. mistress, lady, dame
2. queen

Descendants

• Welsh Romani: råni

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• r?na

Etymology 1

From Hindi ???? (r?n?) / Urdu ????? (r?n?), from Sanskrit ?????? (r??jñ?, “queen, princess”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /râni/
• Hyphenation: ra?ni

Noun

r?ni f (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. rani

Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

rani

1. inflection of ran:
   1. masculine nominative/vocative plural
   2. definite masculine nominative/vocative singular
   3. definite inanimate masculine accusative singular

Noun

rani (Cyrillic spelling ????)

1. dative/locative singular of rana

References

• “rani” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal