Rai
See also: Appendix:Variations of "rai"
English
Etymology
Indian/Hindi surname, from a personal name based on the noun राजा (rājā, “king”).
Proper noun
Rai
- A surname from India found among people from northern India and coastal Karnataka.
Noun
Rai pl (plural only)
- An ancient indigenous ethnolinguistic group of Nepal.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rai is the 6,481st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5,295 individuals. Rai is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (89.99%) individuals.
Anagrams
Italian
Alternative forms
- RAI (prior to 2000)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈraj/
- Rhymes: -aj
- Hyphenation: Rài
Proper noun
Rai f
- the Italian state radio and television broadcaster
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
Rai