राजा
See also: रोज़, रंज, राज्, राजि, राज़, रोज़ा, रोज, and राज
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit राजा (rājā), nominative singular of राजन् (rājan). Doublet of राय (rāy), राणा (rāṇā), and राना (rānā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾɑː.d͡ʒɑː/, [ɾäː.d͡ʒäː]
Noun
राजा • (rājā) m (Urdu spelling راجا)
- king, monarch, sovereign, ruler
- यथा राजा तथा प्रजा। ― yathā rājā tathā prajā. ― As is the king, so are his subjects.
- (chess or cards) king
Usage notes
- In compound words, राजा (rājā) takes the form of the prefix राज- (rāj-) or the suffix -राज (-rāj).
Declension
Declension of राजा (masc unmarked ā-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | राजा rājā | राजा rājā |
oblique | राजा rājā | राजाओं rājāõ |
vocative | राजा rājā | राजाओ rājāo |
See also
Chess pieces in Hindi · शतरंज के मोहरे (śatrañj ke mohre) (layout · text) | |||||
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राजा (rājā) बादशाह (bādśāh) | वज़ीर (vazīr) रानी (rānī) मंत्री (mantrī) बेगम (begam) | हाथी (hāthī) कश्ती (kaśtī) रुख़ (rux) | ऊँट (ū̃ṭ) फ़ील (fīl) | घोड़ा (ghoṛā) | प्यादा (pyādā) पैदल (paidal) सिपाही (sipāhī) |
References
- Platts, John T. (1884), “राजा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit राजा (rājā), nominative singular of राजन् (rājan). Doublet of राया (rāyā) and राव (rāv).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾa.d͡ʑa/
Noun
राजा • (rājā) m
- king, monarch, sovereign, ruler
- जसा राजा, तशी प्रजा.
- jasā rājā, taśī prajā.
- Like the king, so are the subjects.
- (chess or cards) king
See also
Chess pieces in Marathi · बुद्धिबळातील सोंगट्या (buddhibḷātīl soṅgaṭyā) (layout · text) | |||||
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राजा (rājā) | वजीर (vajīr), राणी (rāṇī), मंत्री (mantrī) | हत्ती (hattī) | उंट (uṇṭa) | घोडा (ghoḍā) | प्यादे (pyāde) |
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rä(d)zä]
- Phonetic Devanagari: राजा
Noun
राजा • (rājā)
- king, monarch, sovereign, ruler
- (chess) king
See also
Chess pieces in Nepali · बुद्धिचालको गोटीहरू (buddhicālko goṭīharū) (layout · text) | |||||
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राजा (rājā) | मन्त्री (mantrī) | हात्ती (hāttī) | उँट (ũṭ) | घोडा (ghoḍā) | सिपाही (sipāhī) |
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- rājā (Latin script)
- 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- রাজা (Bengali script)
- රාජා (Sinhalese script)
- ရာဇာ or ရႃၹႃ (Burmese script)
- ราชา (Thai script)
- ᩁᩣᨩᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ຣາຊາ (Lao script)
- រាជា (Khmer script)
- 𑄢𑄂𑄎𑄂 (Chakma script)
Noun
राजा (rājā)
- Devanagari script form of rājā, which is inflection of राजन् (rājan, “king”):
- nominative singular
- nominative/vocative plural
Sanskrit
Noun
राजा • (rājā)
- nominative singular of राजन् (rājan)