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Rani vs Kumari - What's the difference?

rani | kumari |

As nouns the difference between rani and kumari

is that rani is the wife of a rajah while kumari is (From the Nepalese) A living goddess.

rani

English

Alternative forms

* ranee

Noun

(en noun)
  • The wife of a rajah.
  • A Hindu princess or female ruler in India.

    • Related terms

    * maharani

    Anagrams

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    kumari

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (From the Nepalese ) A living goddess.
    • "Shakya...reached puberty and 'retired' as a royal kumari as the young Nepalese goddesses are known." Mark Magnier,LA Times 2/14/2011 p1., "Living goddess' fall back to earth".