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Maharadscha
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German
Etymology
19th century, from de en maharaja, from de hi महाराजा, from de sa महाराज.
Pronunciation
de /ˌmahaˈʁaːdʒa/ prescriptive standard; very rare
de /ˌmahaˈʁadʒa/ somewhat more common
de /ˌmahaˈʁatʃa/ usual
de De-Maharadscha.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
While most northern and central German speakers, as well as some southern speakers, do distinguish /dʒ/ from /tʃ/, it is the unusual position after a stressed short vowel that makes the /tʃ/-form more common in this word. (As indicated, the prescribed long vowel is quite unusual in practice.)
Noun
m,(s),(s)
maharaja Indian ruler
Declension
m,(s),(s)
de Heads of state