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Pali
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
Noun
ราชา • (raa-chaa)
- king; male monarch; male sovereign.
- chief; lord; master; ruler.
Antonyms
- ราชินี (raa-chí-nii, “female monarch”)
Derived terms
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