rāja

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, king, sovereign, prince, chief).

Pronunciation

Noun

rāja

  1. king, sovereign, chief

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦫꦗ (raja) (inherited)
  • Balinese: ᬭᬚ (raja)

Further reading

  • "rāja" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

rāja

  1. vocative singular of rājan (king)
  2. Combining form of rājan (king)