rajah

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English

Alternative forms

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

Noun

rajah (plural rajahs)

  1. a Hindu prince or ruler in India.
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Coordinate terms

  • rani (“wife of a rajah”)

Translations

Further reading

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

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Notes: Also sometimes pronounced as /ˈrahɐ/, inspired by Spanish orthography.

Noun

rajah

  1. (historical) The ruler of the Indianized rajahnate polities of the Philippines. A notable example is the Rajahnate of Cebu.

Indonesian

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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)

  1. amulet, talisman
    Synonyms: azimat, amulet, jimat
  2. palmar crease
    Synonyms: guratan tangan, retak tangan
  3. tattoo
    Synonym: tato
  4. figure
    Synonyms: bagan, gambar

Synonyms

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Further reading

Malay

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

rajah (Jawi spelling راجه, plural rajah-rajah, informal 1st possessive rajahku, 2nd possessive rajahmu, 3rd possessive rajahnya)

  1. diagram; figure
  2. writings or sketchings used as a talisman

Derived terms

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Regular affixed derivations:

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Portuguese

Noun

rajah m (plural rajahs)

  1. Archaic spelling of rajá.

Romanian

Etymology

From French rajah.

Noun

rajah m (plural rajahi)

  1. rajah

Declension

Declension of rajah
singular plural
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

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Etymology

Borrowed from English rajah.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ra‧jah
  • IPA(key): /ˈra.ha/, /dʒ/ sound became /h/ due to Spanish corruption.

Alternative forms

Noun

rajah

  1. (historical) rajah
    Synonyms: raha, ladya
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