raja

See also: Raja, rajá, rája, rajā, rāja, rājā, and рая

English

Noun

raja (plural rajas)

1. Alternative spelling of rajah

Anagrams

• Ajar, ajar

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Balinese

Romanization

raja

1. Romanization of ᬭᬚ
2. Romanization of ᬭᬵᬚ

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Brunei Malay

Etymology

Cognate with Malay raja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.d͡ʒa/

Noun

raja

1. king

Coordinate terms

• (monarch):
  • maharaja (“emperor”)
  • permaisuri (“empress”)
  • puteri (“princess”)
  • putera (“prince”)
  • raja isteri (“queen consort”)
  • ratu (“queen”)
  • sultan

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Catalan

Verb

raja

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Dutch

Noun

raja m (plural raja's, diminutive rajaatje n)

1. (rare) Alternative form of radja

Anagrams

• jaar

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Estonian

Etymology

Either from Old East Slavic краи (krai), or a newer loan from Russian край (kraj).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑjɑ

Noun

raja (genitive raja, partitive raja)

1. border

Declension

Declension of raja (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		raja	rajad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	raja
genitive			rajade
partitive		raja	rajasid
illative		rajja rajasse	rajadesse
inessive		rajas	rajades
elative		rajast	rajadest
allative		rajale	rajadele
adessive		rajal	rajadel
ablative		rajalt	rajadelt
translative		rajaks	rajadeks
terminative		rajani	rajadeni
essive		rajana	rajadena
abessive		rajata	rajadeta
comitative		rajaga	rajadega

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic краи (krai), whence also cognates in other Finnic languages, such as Estonian raja, Ingrian raja, Karelian raja, Ludian raja, Votic raja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑjɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝jɑ̝]
• Hyphenation: ra‧ja
• Rhymes: -ɑjɑ

Noun

raja

1. (geographically) boundary (line), border(line), frontier; a (city) limit; a (county) line
2. (socially; mentally) limit, bound, confine
3. (sports) line

Declension

Inflection of raja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		raja	rajat
genitive		rajan	rajojen
partitive		rajaa	rajoja
illative		rajaan	rajoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		raja	rajat
accusative	nom.	raja	rajat
	gen.	rajan
genitive		rajan	rajojen rajainrare
partitive		rajaa	rajoja
inessive		rajassa	rajoissa
elative		rajasta	rajoista
illative		rajaan	rajoihin
adessive		rajalla	rajoilla
ablative		rajalta	rajoilta
allative		rajalle	rajoille
essive		rajana	rajoina
translative		rajaksi	rajoiksi
abessive		rajatta	rajoitta
instructive		—	rajoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of raja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rajani rajani accusative nom. rajani rajani gen. rajani genitive rajani rajojeni rajainirare partitive rajaani rajojani inessive rajassani rajoissani elative rajastani rajoistani illative rajaani rajoihini adessive rajallani rajoillani ablative rajaltani rajoiltani allative rajalleni rajoilleni essive rajanani rajoinani translative rajakseni rajoikseni abessive rajattani rajoittani instructive — — comitative — rajoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rajasi rajasi accusative nom. rajasi rajasi gen. rajasi genitive rajasi rajojesi rajaisirare partitive rajaasi rajojasi inessive rajassasi rajoissasi elative rajastasi rajoistasi illative rajaasi rajoihisi adessive rajallasi rajoillasi ablative rajaltasi rajoiltasi allative rajallesi rajoillesi essive rajanasi rajoinasi translative rajaksesi rajoiksesi abessive rajattasi rajoittasi instructive — — comitative — rajoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rajamme rajamme accusative nom. rajamme rajamme gen. rajamme genitive rajamme rajojemme rajaimmerare partitive rajaamme rajojamme inessive rajassamme rajoissamme elative rajastamme rajoistamme illative rajaamme rajoihimme adessive rajallamme rajoillamme ablative rajaltamme rajoiltamme allative rajallemme rajoillemme essive rajanamme rajoinamme translative rajaksemme rajoiksemme abessive rajattamme rajoittamme instructive — — comitative — rajoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rajanne rajanne accusative nom. rajanne rajanne gen. rajanne genitive rajanne rajojenne rajainnerare partitive rajaanne rajojanne inessive rajassanne rajoissanne elative rajastanne rajoistanne illative rajaanne rajoihinne adessive rajallanne rajoillanne ablative rajaltanne rajoiltanne allative rajallenne rajoillenne essive rajananne rajoinanne translative rajaksenne rajoiksenne abessive rajattanne rajoittanne instructive — — comitative — rajoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rajansa rajansa accusative nom. rajansa rajansa gen. rajansa genitive rajansa rajojensa rajainsarare partitive rajaansa rajojaan rajojansa inessive rajassaan rajassansa rajoissaan rajoissansa elative rajastaan rajastansa rajoistaan rajoistansa illative rajaansa rajoihinsa adessive rajallaan rajallansa rajoillaan rajoillansa ablative rajaltaan rajaltansa rajoiltaan rajoiltansa allative rajalleen rajallensa rajoilleen rajoillensa essive rajanaan rajanansa rajoinaan rajoinansa translative rajakseen rajaksensa rajoikseen rajoiksensa abessive rajattaan rajattansa rajoittaan rajoittansa instructive — — comitative — rajoineen rajoinensa

Derived terms

• adjectives: rajallinen, rajaton
• verbs: rajata, rajoittaa

Compounds

• takaraja

Anagrams

• Arja

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Indonesian

Alternative forms

• radja (van Ophuijsen (1901-1947), Republik/Soewandi (1947-1967))

Etymology

from Malay raja, 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”).

Noun

raja (first-person possessive rajaku, second-person possessive rajamu, third-person possessive rajanya)

1. king
2. (chess) king
3. (card games) king

Coordinate terms

• (monarch):
  • ratu (“queen”)
  • permaisuri (“empress”)
  • putri (“princess”)
  • pangeran (“prince”)
  • sultan, bupati, kaisar (“emperor”)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• beraja [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• meraja [agent focus] (meN-)
• merajai [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• merajakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• kerajaan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)

See also

Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text)
raja	menteri, patih, ratu, ster	benteng	gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur	kuda	bidak, pion, prajurit

Further reading

• “raja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Ingrian

Noun

raja

1. border
2. boundary

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Karelian

Noun

raja

1. rim
2. border

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Latvian

Rajas

Noun

raja f (4th declension)

1. ray, stingray (fish with a flat body and a pointed tail (superorder Batoidea))

Declension

Declension of raja (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	raja	rajas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	raju	rajas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	rajas	raju
dative (datīvs)	rajai	rajām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	raju	rajām
locative (lokatīvs)	rajā	rajās
vocative (vokatīvs)	raja	rajas

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Malay

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ra.d͡ʒə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ra.d͡ʒa/
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒə, -d͡ʒə, -ə

Noun

raja (Jawi spelling راج, plural raja-raja, informal 1st possessive rajaku, 2nd possessive rajamu, 3rd possessive rajanya)

1. king (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation)
2. (chess) king (a playing piece in chess)

Synonyms

• datu / داتو (archaic)

Coordinate terms

• (monarch):
  • ratu (“queen”)
  • permaisuri (“empress”)
  • puteri (“princess”)
  • putera (“prince”)
  • sultan, maharaja (“emperor”)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• beraja [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• berajakan [stative / habitual + causative benefactive] (beR- + -kan)
• meraja [agent focus] (meN-)
• merajai [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• merajakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• kerajaan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)

See also

Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur بواه چاتور (layout · text)
raja, syah راج, شاه	menteri منتري	tir, benteng تير, بينتيڠ	gajah, ݢاجه	kuda, کودا	bidak, piadak, pion بيدق, ڤيادق, ڤيون

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀭𑀚 (Brahmi script)
• रज (Devanagari script)
• রজ (Bengali script)
• රජ (Sinhalese script)
• ရဇ or ရၹ (Burmese script)
• รช or ระชะ (Thai script)
• ᩁᨩ (Tai Tham script)
• ຣຊ or ຣະຊະ (Lao script)
• រជ (Khmer script)
• 𑄢𑄎 (Chakma script)

Noun

raja

1. vocative singular of rajas (“dust”)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish رعایا (re'aya), from Arabic رَعَايَا (raʕāyā), plural of رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rǎːja/
• Hyphenation: ra‧ja

Noun

rája f (Cyrillic spelling ра́ја)

1. (historical, collectively) commoners, rayah
2. (slang, collectively) a band, group, notably of friends
3. (slang, collectively) a crowd

Declension

Declension of raja

	singular
nominative	raja
genitive	raje
dative	raji
accusative	raju
vocative	rajo
locative	raji
instrumental	rajom

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Spanish

Etymology

From rajar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraxa/ [ˈra.xa]

Noun

raja f (plural rajas)

1. A slit, crack, gash
2. A slice (of melon, watermelon, lemon, sausage)
3. splinter (of wood)
4. (vulgar, slang) A cunt
5. (vulgar) ass (buttocks), anus

Verb

raja

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of rajar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of rajar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of rajar.

Further reading

• “raja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014