rani

See also: răni, räni, ráni, and Rani

English

WOTD – 25 November 2014

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hindustani रानी (rānī) / رانی (rānī), from Sanskrit राज्ञी (rā́jñī, queen, princess).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɹɑː.niː/

Noun

rani (plural ranis)

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

Translations

Anagrams


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse rani.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraːnɪ/
  • Rhymes: -aːnɪ

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): /ˈrani/

Noun

rani

  1. plural of rano

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi रानी (rānī)

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ʁani], [ɾani]

Noun

rani

  1. queen
  2. female ruler

Synonyms


Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈra.ɲi/

Verb

rani

  1. third-person singular present of ranić

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 राज्ञी (rā́jñī, queen, princess).

Noun

rani

  1. queen

Romani

Etymology

From Sanskrit राज्ञी (rā́jñī, queen, princess).

Noun

rani f

  1. mistress
  2. queen

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hindi/Urdu रानी (rānī) / رانی (rānī), from Sanskrit राज्ञी (rā́jñī, queen, princess).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /râni/
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ni

Noun

rȁni f (Cyrillic spelling ра̏ни)

  1. rani

Declension

References

  • rani” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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