ราชา

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Noun

ราชา (rājā)

  1. Thai script form of rājā, which is inflection of ราชนฺ:
    1. nominative singular
    2. 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

Orthographicราชา
r ā d͡ʑ ā
Phonemic
รา-ชา
r ā – d͡ʑ ā
RomanizationPaiboonraa-chaa
Royal Institutera-cha
(standard) IPA(key)/raː˧.t͡ɕʰaː˧/(R)

Noun

ราชา • (raa-chaa)

  1. king; male monarch; male sovereign.
  2. chief; lord; master; ruler.

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