ราชา
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
ราชา (rājā)
- Thai script form of rājā, which is inflection of ราชนฺ:
- nominative singular
- nominative/vocative plural (rājan, “king”)
Thai
Etymology
From Pali rājan (“king”) or Sanskrit राज (rāja, “king”); possibly via Old Khmer rājā, rājjā (“king; chief”). Compare Modern Khmer រាជា (riəciə); Lao ລາຊາ (lā sā); Northern Thai ᩁᩣᨩᩣ; Shan ရႃႇၸႃႉ (ràa tsâ̰a).
Pronunciation
Orthographic | ราชา r ā d͡ʑ ā | |
Phonemic | รา-ชา r ā – d͡ʑ ā | |
Romanization | Paiboon | raa-chaa |
Royal Institute | ra-cha | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /raː˧.t͡ɕʰaː˧/(R) |
Noun
ราชา • (raa-chaa)