maharajalela
Malay
Etymology
maharaja (“emperor”) + lela (“good or proper behavior”)
Noun
maharajalela (Jawi spelling مهاراجاليلا, plural maharajalela-maharajalela, informal first-person possessive maharajalelaku, informal second-person possessive maharajalelamu, third-person possessive maharajalelanya)
- (Classical Malay) the royal executioner; a minister who beheads a criminal
- (Classical Malay) chief chamberlain
Synonyms
- (executioner): algojo
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Affixed derivations:
- bermaharajalela (“to do as one pleases, to go on a rampage”) [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- kemaharajalelaan [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)
Related terms
- rajalela
Further reading
- "maharajalela" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
- "maharajalela" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (Malay Literary Reference Centre).