रानी

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit राज्ञी (rā́jñī).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾɑː.niː/, [ɾäː.niː]

Noun

रानी • (rānī) f (Urdu spelling رانی)

  1. queen, princess
  2. magenta (color/colour)
  3. (chess, card games, carrom) queen

Declension
Declension of रानी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct रानी
rānī		 रानियाँ
rāniyā̃
oblique रानी
rānī		 रानियों
rāniyõ
vocative रानी
rānī		 रानियो
rāniyo

Further reading

Proper noun

रानी • (rānī) f

  1. a female given name, Rani

Declension
Declension of रानी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct रानी
rānī		 रानियाँ
rāniyā̃
oblique रानी
rānī		 रानियों
rāniyõ
vocative रानी
rānī		 रानियो
rāniyo

Nepali

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [räni]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: रानि

Noun

रानी • (rānī) f

  1. queen
  2. term of address for the wife of a Rana or Thakuri.

Declension
Declension of रानी
Singular Plural
nominative रानी [räni] रानीहरू [räniɦʌɾu]
accusative रानीलाई [räniläi] रानीहरूलाई [räniɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative रानीले [ränile] रानीहरूले [räniɦʌɾule]
dative रानीलाई [räniläi] रानीहरूलाई [räniɦʌɾuläi]
ablative रानीबाट [ränibäʈʌ] रानीहरूबाट [räniɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive रानीको [räniko] रानीहरूको [räniɦʌɾuko]
locative रानीमा [ränimä] रानीहरूमा [räniɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “रानी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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