maharajalela
Malay
Etymology
maharaja (“emperor”) + lela (“good or proper behavior”)
Noun
maharajalela (Jawi spelling مهاراجاليلا, plural maharajalela-maharajalela)
- (Classical Malay) the royal executioner; a minister who beheads a criminal
- (Classical Malay) chief chamberlain
Synonyms
- (executioner): algojo
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Related terms
- rajalela
Further reading
- "maharajalela" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
- “maharajalela” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.