maharajah

[,mɑ:hə'rɑ:dʒə]
  • n. 大君（印度君候尊称）
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英文词源

maharajah
maharajah: see raj
maharajah (n.)
also maharaja, 1690s, from Hindi, "great king," from Sanskrit maha "great" (from PIE root *meg- "great;" see magnate) + rajan "king" (see rajah). The fem. equivalent is maharani (1855).