rajah
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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
edit- IPA(key): /ˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/, /ˈɹɑː.ʒə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːd͡ʒə, -ɑːʒə
- Hyphenation: ra‧jah
Noun
editrajah (plural rajahs)
Coordinate terms
edit- rani (“wife of a rajah”)
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editCebuano
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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
editNoun
editrájah (Badlit spelling ᜇᜇ᜔ᜌ)
- (historical) the ruler of the Indianized rajahnate polities of the Philippines, e.g. the Rajahnate of Cebu
Indonesian
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editrajah (plural rajah-rajah, first-person possessive rajahku, second-person possessive rajahmu, third-person possessive rajahnya)
- amulet, talisman
- palmar crease
- Synonyms: guratan tangan, retak tangan
- tattoo
- figure (image)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “rajah” 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.
Javanese
editRomanization
editrajah
- Romanization of ꦫꦗꦃ
Malay
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editrajah (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
editRegular affixed derivations:
- merajah [agent focus] (meN-)
- merajahkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
Old Javanese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Sanskrit रज (raja, “passion, emotion, affection”).
Noun
editrajah
Descendants
editEtymology 2
editUnknown
Noun
editrajah
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- "rajah" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Portuguese
editNoun
editrajah m (plural rajahs)
Romanian
editEtymology
editNoun
editrajah m (plural rajahi)
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- Rhymes:Malay/ad͡ʒah
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