𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit राजन् (rā́jan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ȷ́s, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.

Noun

𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (rājā) m

1. king

Alternative forms

Attested at Girnar.

Dialectal forms of 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (“king”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀮𑀸𑀚𑀸 (lājā)
	Delhi-Topra	𑀮𑀸𑀚𑀸 (lājā)
East	Dhauli	𑀮𑀸𑀚𑀸 (lājā)
	Jaugada	𑀮𑀸𑀚𑀸 (lājā)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨪𐨗 (raja), 𐨪𐨩 (raya)
	Mansehra	𐨪𐨗 (raja)
West	Girnar	𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (rājā)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (“king”)
𑀮𑀸𑀚𑀸 (lājā) (4) 𐨪𐨗 (raja) (2) 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (rājā) (1) 𐨪𐨩 (raya) (1)

---

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• rājā (Latin script)
• राजा (Devanagari 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

𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (rājā)

1. Brahmi script form of rājā, which is inflection of 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀦𑁆 (rājan, “king”):
   1. nominative singular
   2. nominative/vocative plural