राजा
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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit राजा (rājā), nominative singular of राजन् (rājan). Doublet of राय (rāy), राणा (rāṇā), and राना (rānā).
Pronunciation
Noun
राजा • (rājā) m (Urdu spelling راجا)
- king, monarch, sovereign, ruler
- यथा राजा तथा प्रजा।
- yathā rājā tathā prajā.
- As is the king, so are his subjects.
- (chess or cards) king
Usage notes
Declension
Declension of राजा (masc unmarked ā-stem)
See also
| Chess pieces in Hindi · शतरंज के मोहरे (śatrañj ke mohre) (layout · text) | |||||
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| राजा (rājā) बादशाह (bādśāh) शाह (śāh) |
रानी (rānī) वज़ीर (vazīr) मंत्री (mantrī) बेगम (begam) फ़रज़ी (farzī) |
हाथी (hāthī) कश्ती (kaśtī) रुख़ (rux) |
ऊँट (ū̃ṭ) फ़ील (fīl) पील (pīl) |
घोड़ा (ghoṛā) | प्यादा (pyādā) पैदल (paidal) सिपाही (sipāhī) |
| Playing cards in Hindi · ताश (tāś) (layout · text) | ||||||
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| इक्का (ikkā) | दुक्की (dukkī) | तिक्की (tikkī) | चौका (caukā) | पंजा (pañjā) | छक्का (chakkā) | सत्ता (sattā) |
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| अट्ठा (aṭṭhā) | नहला (nahlā) | दहला (dahlā) | ग़ुलाम (ġulām) | रानी (rānī) बेगम (begam) |
राजा (rājā) बादशाह (bādśāh) |
जोकर (jokar) |
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “राजा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit राजा (rājā), nominative singular of राजन् (rājan). Doublet of राया (rāyā) and राव (rāv).
Pronunciation
Noun
राजा • (rājā) m
- king, monarch, sovereign, ruler
- जसा राजा, तशी प्रजा.
- jasā rājā, taśī prajā.
- Like the king, so are the subjects.
- (chess or cards) king
See also
| Chess pieces in Marathi · बुद्धिबळातील सोंगट्या (buddhibḷātīl soṅgaṭyā) (layout · text) | |||||
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| राजा (rājā) | वजीर (vajīr), राणी (rāṇī), मंत्री (mantrī) |
हत्ती (hattī) | उंट (uṇṭa) | घोडा (ghoḍā) | प्यादे (pyāde) |
Nepali
Pronunciation
Noun
राजा • (rājā)
See also
| Chess pieces in Nepali · बुद्धिचालको गोटीहरू (buddhicālko goṭīharū) (layout · text) | |||||
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| राजा (rājā) | मन्त्री (mantrī) | हात्ती (hāttī) | उँट (ũṭ) | घोडा (ghoḍā) | सिपाही (sipāhī) |
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
राजा (rājā)
- Devanagari script form of rājā, which is inflection of राजन्:
- nominative singular
- nominative/vocative plural (rājan, “king”)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ৰাজা (Assamese script)
- ᬭᬵᬚᬵ (Balinese script)
- রাজা (Bengali script)
- 𑰨𑰯𑰕𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ရာဇာ (Burmese script)
- રાજા (Gujarati script)
- ਰਾਜਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦫꦴꦗꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂩𑂰𑂔𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ರಾಜಾ (Kannada script)
- រាជា (Khmer script)
- ຣາຊາ (Lao script)
- രാജാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡵᠠ᠊ᠠᡯᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘨𑘰𑘕𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠷᠠᢗᠽᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧈𑧑𑦵𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐬𑐵𑐖𑐵 (Newa script)
- ରାଜା (Odia script)
- ꢬꢵꢙꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆫𑆳𑆘𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖨𑖯𑖕𑖯 (Siddham script)
- රාජා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩼𑩛𑩣𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚤𑚭𑚑𑚭 (Takri script)
- ராஜா (Tamil script)
- రాజా (Telugu script)
- ราชา (Thai script)
- རཱ་ཛཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒩𑒰𑒖𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨫𑨊𑨥𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Pronunciation
Noun
राजा • (rā́jā) stem, m
- nominative singular of राजन् (rā́jan)
- instrumental singular/nominative/vocative/accusative dual of राज् (rā́j)