raja

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/, /ˈɹɑː.ʒə/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːd͡ʒə, -ɑːʒə

raja (plural rajas)

1. Alternative spelling of rajah

• Ajar, ajar

From Hindi राजा (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).

• IPA^(key): /rad͡ʑa/

raja (Bengali script রাজা)

1. king

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

raja

1. Romanization of ᬭᬚ
2. Romanization of ᬭᬵᬚ

Borrowed from Spanish rajá and French radjah, from Hindi राजा (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /raxa/,
• IPA^(key): (Northern) /raja/,

raja anim

1. rajah

• “raja”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “raja”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Cognate with Malay raja from jawi script راج

• IPA^(key): /ra.d͡ʒa/

raja

1. king

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

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencia)

raja

1. inflection of rajar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

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

1. (rare) Alternative form of radja

• jaar

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

• Rhymes: -ɑjɑ

raja (genitive raja, partitive raja)

1. border

raja

1. genitive singular of rada

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:

raja

Wikipedia ^fi

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

Borrowed from Old East Slavic краи (krai), from Proto-Slavic *krajь. The same word was also borrowed into other Finnic languages, such as Estonian raja, Ingrian raja, Karelian raja, Ludian raja, Votic raja.

raja

1. border, boundary, limit, line (line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions)

   maan rajat ― country borders

   kaupungin rajat ― city limits

2. limit, bound, confine (any other kind of restriction when likened to those bounding a geographical region, e.g. when a value must stay within a range)
3. line (exterior limit of a figure)
4. (sports) line (any line on the playfield which acts as a boundary or border within certain rules)

• “1. raja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

From Proto-Finnic *raja (“worn out object”).

raja

1. (especially in compounds, otherwise dialectal) a worn out object, something worn

• “2. raja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

• Arja

From Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, prince”)

• IPA^(key): /ra.d͡ʒa/

raja

1. king

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

raja

Wikipedia ^id

From Malay raja, from Classical 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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈrad͡ʒa/
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒa, -a
• Hyphenation: ra‧ja

raja (plural)

1. king:
   1. a male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it's an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.
   2. (chess) the principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.
   3. (card games) a playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.
2. (xiangqi) general: a xiangqi piece that is moved one point orthogonally and confined within the palace.

   Synonym: jendral

• radja (1901–1947, 1947–1972)

• aji
• datu (archaic)

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

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

Xiangqi pieces in Indonesian (see also: catur gajah, catur cina) (layout · text)
raja, jendral	menteri, penasihat	gajah, menteri	kuda	benteng	meriam	pion, bidak, prajurit

raja

1. Superseded spelling of raya. (van Ophuijsen (1901-1947), Republik/Soewandi (1947-1967))

   Asia Radja ― Greater Asia

• “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.

Borrowed from Old East Slavic краи (krai). Cognates include Finnish raja and Estonian raja.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈrɑjɑ/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈrɑjɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
• Hyphenation: ra‧ja

raja

1. border

   Meijen kylä ono Viron rajal. ― Our village is on the border with Estonia.

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 463

raja

1. Romanization of ꦫꦗ

raja

1. rim
2. border

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raja f (4th declension)

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

• lagia, lagya
• ragya

Borrowed from Malay raja.

• (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA^(key): /ˈɾad͡ʒa/
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒa
• Syllabification: ra‧ja

raja

1. chief
2. king

• datu

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:

raja

Wikipedia ^ms

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”).

• IPA^(key):
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒa, -a
• Hyphenation: ra‧ja

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

1. A king; a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation.

   Synonyms: sultan, syah, datu (archaic), ratu (obsolete)

2. A monarch.
3. (archaic, informal) A ruler; the person, body, or force currently in power.
4. A tycoon; someone who possesses significant influence in a certain area or field.
5. (card games) A playing card with the letter 'K' and an image of a king on it.
6. (sports) The king piece in chess.
7. A title found in the names of some people of royal descent.

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

Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur بواه چاتور (layout · text)
raja, syah راج, شاه	bendahara, menteri, permaisuri, ratu بنداهارا, منتري, ڤرمايسوري, راتو	benteng, tir بينتيڠ, تير	gajah ݢاجه	kuda کودا	bidak, piadah, pion بيدق, ڤياده, ڤيون

• Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, pages 153-154

• “raja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Borrowed from English rajah, from Hindi राजा (rājā) and Urdu راجا (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, prince”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”). Doublet of rex.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑɪ̯.jɑ/, /ˈrɑd.ʃɑ/

raja m (definite singular rajaen, indefinite plural rajaer, definite plural rajaene)

1. a rajah

• “raja” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Borrowed from English rajah, from Hindi राजा (rājā) and Urdu راجا (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, prince”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”). Doublet of rex.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑɪ̯.jɑ/, /ˈrɑd.ʃɑ/

raja m (definite singular rajaen, indefinite plural rajaer or rajaar, definite plural rajaene or rajaane)

1. a rajah

• “raja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

raja

1. vocative singular of rajas (“dust”)

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

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

rája f (Cyrillic spelling ра́ја)

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

Borrowed from German Reihe.

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.ja/
• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: ra‧ja

raja f

1. queue

• raja in silling.org

• IPA^(key): /ˈraxa/
• Rhymes: -axa
• Syllabification: ra‧ja

Deverbal from rajar.

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

raja

1. inflection of rajar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “raja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Compare Malay raja.

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ɾad͡ʒa/
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ra‧ja

raja (Sulat Sūg spelling رَجَ)

1. king

Borrowed from Old East Slavic краи (krai).

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈrɑjɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
• Hyphenation: ra‧ja

raja

1. border
2. limit
3. boundary

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “raja”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn