ꦫꦗ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese rāja (“king, sovereign, chief”), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, sovereign, prince, chief”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɔ.d͡ʒɔ/
  • Rhymes: -d͡ʒɔ
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ja

Noun

ꦫꦗ (raja)

  1. king

Derived terms

  • ꦔꦿꦗ (ngraja)

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “raja”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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