rajah
English
Alternative forms
- raja
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi राजा (rājā) and Urdu راجا (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, prince”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrā́ȷ́ā (“king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ȷ́ā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵ-ō, from *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”). Doublet of Rex, rex, and roy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/, /ˈɹɑː.ʒə/
- Rhymes: -ɑːd͡ʒə, -ɑːʒə
Noun
rajah (plural rajahs)
- a Hindu prince or ruler in India.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Charaxes.
Coordinate terms
- rani (“wife of a rajah”)
Related terms
- maharaja m
- raj
- rajbari
- Rajput
Translations
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Further reading
- raja on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi राजा (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, prince”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrā́ȷ́ā (“king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ȷ́ā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵ-ō, from *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”). Doublet of rey and its derived surnames.
Pronunciation
- (General Cebuano) IPA(key): /ˈrad͡ʒɐ/
Notes: Also sometimes pronounced as /ˈrahɐ/, inspired by Spanish orthography.
Noun
rajah
- (historical) The ruler of the Indianized rajahnate polities of the Philippines. A notable example is the Rajahnate of Cebu.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay rajah.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrad͡ʒah]
- Hyphenation: ra‧jah
Noun
rajah (plural rajah-rajah, first-person possessive rajahku, second-person possessive rajahmu, third-person possessive rajahnya)
- amulet, talisman
- Synonyms: azimat, amulet, jimat
- palmar crease
- Synonyms: guratan tangan, retak tangan
- tattoo
- Synonym: tato
- figure
- Synonyms: bagan, gambar
Synonyms
- cacahan (uncommon)
Derived terms
Regular affixed derivations:
- merajah [agent focus] (meN-)
Further reading
- “rajah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ra.d͡ʒah/
- Rhymes: -ad͡ʒah, -d͡ʒah, -ah
Noun
rajah (Jawi spelling راجه, plural rajah-rajah, informal 1st possessive rajahku, 2nd possessive rajahmu, 3rd possessive rajahnya)
- diagram; figure
- writings or sketchings used as a talisman
Derived terms
Regular affixed derivations:
- merajah [agent focus] (meN-)
- merajahkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- gambar rajah
Portuguese
Noun
rajah m (plural rajahs)
- Archaic spelling of rajá.
Romanian
Etymology
From French rajah.
Noun
rajah m (plural rajahi)
- rajah
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) rajah | rajahul | (niște) rajahi | rajahii |
genitive/dative | (unui) rajah | rajahului | (unor) rajahi | rajahilor |
vocative | rajahule | rajahilor |
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- raha
- ladya
Etymology
Borrowed from English rajah.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ra‧jah
- IPA(key): /ˈra.ha/, /dʒ/ sound became /h/ due to Spanish corruption.
Noun
rajah
- (historical) rajah
- Synonyms: raha, ladya