rajah
English
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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”).
Noun
rajah (plural rajahs)
- a Hindu prince or ruler in India.
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Related terms
Coordinate terms
- rani (“wife of a rajah”)
Translations
Hindu prince
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Indonesian
Etymology
Noun
rajah (first-person possessive rajahku, second-person possessive rajahmu, third-person possessive rajahnya)
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Malay
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Pronunciation
Noun
rajah (Jawi spelling راجه, plural rajah-rajah, informal 1st possessive rajahku, 2nd possessive rajahmu, 3rd possessive rajahnya)
- diagram; figure
- writings or sketchings used as a talisman
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- merajah [agent focus] (meN-)
- merajahkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
Portuguese
Noun
rajah m (plural s)
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