Ranihar

English

Alternate forms

• Rani Har
• Rani Haar
• Rani-Haar

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi रानी हार (rānī hār)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɑː.niː.hɑːr/

Noun

Ranihar (plural Ranihars)

1. A traditional Indian necklace typically made of gold or silver and often adorned with precious stones like diamonds, rubies, and emeralds. It translates to "Queen's Necklace" in Hindi.
   • 1990, Bacinta Kaura, Draupdi, Enkay Publishers, page 24:

     Even Lakha Ram chastised her on the loss of Rani-Haar, a very costly necklace...

   • 2010, Leela Naidu, Jerry Pinto, Leela: A Patchwork Life, Penguin Books India, page 50:

     ‘Wear a sari’, said Renoir, so I got out a Benares silk sari and the rani haar or queen’s necklace that Bikki—my husband Tikki’s brother—had given me.

   • 2023 September 29, Ramanjit Kaur Bajwa, Traditional Costumes of India, Abhishek Publications, →ISBN, page 30:

     Plate No. 20 showing Ranihar

   • 2024 January 1, Wikipedia contributors, “Culture of Maharashtra”, in English Wikipedia‎^[1], Wikimedia Foundation:

     Jewellery such as tanmani, bormal, Ranihar, kolhapuri saaj, thushi are worn on the neck;…