maharani
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The wife of a maharajah; approximately, a queen consort.
Example Sentences
- "Nonetheless, for many years afterward, she was often referred to as maharani, though that eventually gave way to the less glamorous but more respectful title of rajmata, the equivalent of queen mother."
Etymology
From Hindustani مہارانی / महारानी (mahārānī), from Sanskrit महा (mahā, “great”) and राज्ञी (rājñī, “queen”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: महा