ra·na I. \ˈränə\noun (-s) Etymology: Hindi rānā, from Sanskrit rājan — more at rich : an Indian prince < the rana of Koti … rode in a sedan chair, as befitted the ruler of the Indian state — Time > II. \ˈrānə\noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, frog, probably of imitative origin : a nearly cosmopolitan genus of frogs that is the type of the family Ranidae