Etymology

rani

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Today it means: The wife of a rajah. Full definition →

Hindustani ← Sanskrit राज्ञी
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rani · noun1

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromराज्ञी“queen, princess”
  2. Hindustani · borrowed from
  3. English todayrani

From Hindustani رانی (rānī) / रानी (rānī), from Sanskrit राज्ञी (rā́jñī, “queen, princess”). Doublet of Regina.

Rani · proper noun2

  1. Hindi · derived fromरानी
  2. Sanskrit · derived fromराज्ञी“a queen, princess, the wife of a king”
  3. English todayRani

From Sanskrit राज्ञी (rājñī, “a queen, princess, the wife of a king”), through Hindi रानी (rānī).

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