name
Meaning 1
A female given name from Sanskrit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rani
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK, US: /ˈɹɑː.niː/
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noun
Meaning 2
The wife of a rajah.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A Hindu princess or female ruler in India.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
(the feminine of raja) a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ranee
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: aristocrat, blue blood, patrician
History
Etymology
From Sanskrit राज्ञी (rājñī, “a queen, princess, the wife of a king”), through Hindi रानी (rānī).
From Hindustani رانی (rānī) / रानी (rānī), from Sanskrit राज्ञी (rā́jñī, “queen, princess”). Doublet of Regina.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: raní — wife of a rajah
- Czech: rání — wife of a rajah
- Hindi: रानी (rānī) — wife of a rajah
- Hindi: राज्ञी (rājñī) — wife of a rajah
- Indonesian: rani — wife of a rajah
- Irish: bantiarna Indiach — wife of a rajah
- Malay: rani — wife of a rajah
- Marathi: राणी (rāṇī) — wife of a rajah
- Portuguese: rani — wife of a rajah
- Sanskrit: राज्ञी (rājñī) — wife of a rajah
- Spanish: raní — wife of a rajah
- Hindi: रानी (rānī) — Hindu princess or female ruler in India
- Hindi: राज्ञी (rājñī) — Hindu princess or female ruler in India
- Indonesian: rani — Hindu princess or female ruler in India
- Irish: bantiarna Indiach — Hindu princess or female ruler in India
- Malay: rani — Hindu princess or female ruler in India
- Marathi: राणी (rāṇī) — Hindu princess or female ruler in India
- Portuguese: rani — Hindu princess or female ruler in India
- Sanskrit: राज्ञी (rājñī) — Hindu princess or female ruler in India