𑀭𑀸𑀬

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit राजा (rā́jā).

Noun

𑀭𑀸𑀬 (rāya) m (Devanagari राय)

1. a king

Descendants

• Eastern:
  • Bengali-Assamese:
    • Assamese: ৰায় (ray)
    • Bengali: রায় (raẏ)
  • Bihari:
    • Bhojpuri: rāy

      Devanagari script: राय

      Kaithi script: 𑂩𑂰𑂨

    • Maithili: rāy

      Devanagari script: राय

      Tirhuta script: 𑒩𑒰𑒨

  • Odia: ରାଏ (rae)
• Central:
  • Eastern Hindi:
    • Old Awadhi: राय (rāy)
  • Western Hindi:
    • Hindustani: rāy

      Hindi: राय

      Urdu: رای (rāī)

• Northwestern:
  • Punjabi: ਰਾਇ (rāi)
  • Sindhi: راءِ (rāi)
• Southern:
  • Old Marathi: rāe

    Devanagari script: राए

    Modi script: 𑘨𑘰𑘊

• Western:
  • Old Gujarati: राय (rāya)
    • Gujarati: રાય (rāya)
  • Old Marwari: राय (rāy)
• → Kannada: ರಾಯ (rāya)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rā́jan”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press