marajá

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Galician

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Noun

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marajá m (plural marajás, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of maraxá

Further reading

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  • marajá” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā), from Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja), compound of महा (mahā, great) and राजन् (rājan, king).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧já

Noun

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marajá m (plural marajás, feminine marani, feminine plural maranis)

  1. maharaja
    • 1963, “O Opulento Marajá [The Maharajah of Pookajee]” (2:33 from the start), in Manda-Chuva [Top Cat], season 1, episode 2, São Paulo: AIC, via Rede TV:
      Batatinha (Gastão Renné): Ei, Manda-Chuva, o que é um marajá?
      Manda-Chuva (Lima Duarte): Que é o quê?
      Batatinha (Gastão Renné): Um marajá.
      Manda-Chuva (Lima Duarte): Você está pensando que eu sou o quê, autor de dicionário?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (slang, Brazil) a public officer with a high salary and other amenities

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