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单词 rana
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Ranan.

Brit. /ˈrɑːnə/, U.S. /ˈrɑnə/
Forms: 1700s ranna, 1700s–1800s ranah, 1600s–1800s rannah, 1600s– rana.
Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Marathi. Partly a borrowing from Rajasthani. Partly a borrowing from Hindi. Partly a borrowing from Nepali. Etymons: Marathi rāṇā; Rajasthani rāṇā; Hindi rānā, Nepali rānā.
Etymology: Partly < Marathi rāṇā and Rajasthani rāṇā, the title of a king or prince among Rajputs, and partly (in later use) < Hindi rānā and Nepali rānā, all ultimately < Sanskrit rājn- , oblique stem of rājan raja n.1 Compare earlier raja n.1 and later rani n.In early use often understood as a personal name (compare quot. c1610), and some examples are ambiguous (compare quot. 1630).
A Hindu (esp. Rajput) prince or raja; spec. a member of the family of Rajput origin which effectively ruled Nepal from 1846 to 1951. Also used as a title. Now historical.
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c1610 W. Finch in S. Purchas Pilgrims (1625) I. 434 Gur Chitto, the cheefe seat of Rana, a very powerfull Raiaw, whom neither Potan, or the Acabar himselfe could euer subdue.]
1630 H. Lord Display Two Forraigne Sects 82 Of those that liue vnconquered at this day, such a one is Raiah Surmulgee.., Raiah Berumshaw..and the great Rannah.
1671 H. Oldenburg tr. F. Bernier Hist. Late Revol. Empire Great Mogol I. 89 I cannot forbear to relate here the fierce reception, which the Daughter of the Rana [Fr. la fille de Rana] gave to her Husband Jessomseigne.
1779 W. Hastings Minute 12 Nov. in Authentic Abstr. Minutes Supreme Council Bengal (1780) 68 The Governor General..has had several conferences with the Minister deputed by the Rana of Gohud.
1807 Asiatick Researches 9 233 The Ranas of Udaya-pura..say, that they are descended from Nushírván.
1834 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 4 93 The chief person in the country is the Rana of Nuggur.
1860 W. H. Russell My Diary in India 1858–9 II. xi. 202 In the evening the Rana's dolly, or offering, was brought in.
1928 P. Landon Nepal I. 249 The abbreviation ‘J. B. R.’..stands for ‘Jang Bahadur Rana’, which goes after each name in the ruling Rana family.
1971 C. Bonington Annapurna South Face iii. 32 I could pick out Rana palaces with spacious courtyards and rusty, corrugated-iron roofs.
1978 ‘M. M. Kaye’ Far Pavilions iv. xxviii. 411 It would have been a simple matter for the Rana..to arrange for a tar (telegram) to be dispatched.
2006 Indo-Asian News Service (Nexis) 26 May A strong mass movement against the Ranas ended their rule.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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