rajah

English

Alternative forms

• raja

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”). Doublet of Rex, rex, and roy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/, /ˈɹɑː.ʒə/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -ɑːd͡ʒə, -ɑːʒə

Noun

rajah (plural rajahs)

1. A Hindu prince or ruler in India.
2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Charaxes.

Coordinate terms

• rani (“wife of a rajah”)

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• raja on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed 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

• (General Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈrad͡ʒɐ/

Notes: Also sometimes pronounced as /ˈrahɐ/, inspired by Spanish orthography.

Noun

rajah

1. (historical) the ruler of the Indianized rajahnate polities of the Philippines, e.g. the Rajahnate of Cebu

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

rajah

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Etymology

From Malay rajah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ra‧jah

Noun

rajah (plural rajah-rajah, first-person possessive rajahku, second-person possessive rajahmu, third-person possessive rajahnya)

1. amulet, talisman

   Synonyms: azimat, amulet, jimat

2. palmar crease

   Synonyms: guratan tangan, retak tangan

3. tattoo

   Synonyms: tato, cacah, kirung

4. figure (image)

   Synonyms: bagan, gambar

Synonyms

• cacah (uncommon)
• kirung (specifically on body)

Derived terms

Further reading

• “rajah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

rajah

1. Romanization of ꦫꦗꦃ

Malay

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:

rajah

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Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.d͡ʒah/
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒah, -d͡ʒah, -ah

Noun

rajah (Jawi spelling راجه, plural rajah-rajah, informal 1st possessive rajahku, 2nd possessive rajahmu, 3rd possessive rajahnya)

1. diagram; figure
2. writings or sketchings used as a talisman

Derived terms

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.d͡ʒah/
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒah
• Hyphenation: ra‧jah

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit रज (raja, “passion, emotion, affection”).

Noun

rajah

1. lust, passion

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦫꦗꦃ (rajah) (inherited)

Etymology 2

Unknown

Noun

rajah

1. line
2. figure

Derived terms

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦫꦗꦃ (rajah) (inherited)

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Noun

rajah m (plural rajahs)

1. Archaic spelling of rajá.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French rajah.

Noun

rajah m (plural rajahi)

1. rajah

Declension