rajah

• raja

Borrowed from Hindi राजा (rājā) and Urdu راجا (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, prince”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrā́ȷ́ā (“king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ȷ́ā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵ-ō, from *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”). Doublet of Rex, rex, and roy.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/, /ˈɹɑː.ʒə/

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• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˈɹaː.ha/
• Rhymes: -ɑːd͡ʒə, -ɑːʒə
• Hyphenation: ra‧jah

rajah (plural rajahs)

1. A Hindu prince or ruler in India.
2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Charaxes.

• rani (“wife of a rajah”)

• raja on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Hajar

Borrowed from Hindi राजा (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, prince”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrā́ȷ́ā (“king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ȷ́ā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵ-ō, from *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”). Doublet of rey and its derived surnames.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾad͡ʒa/ [ˈɾ̪a.d͡ʒɐ]
• IPA^(key): /ˈɾaha/ [ˈɾ̪a.hɐ] (Spanish influence)
• Hyphenation: ra‧jah

rájah (Badlit spelling ᜇᜇ᜔ᜌ)

1. (historical) the ruler of the Indianized rajahnate polities of the Philippines, e.g. the Rajahnate of Cebu

Inherited from Malay rajah.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈrad͡ʒah/ [ˈra.d͡ʒah]
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒah
• Syllabification: ra‧jah

rajah (plural rajah-rajah)

1. amulet, talisman

   Synonyms: amulet, azimat, jimat, penyang

2. palmar crease

   Synonyms: guratan tangan, retak tangan, garis tangan

3. tattoo

   Synonyms: tato, cacah (uncommon), kirung (specifically on body)

4. figure (image)

   Synonyms: bagan, gambar

• “rajah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

rajah

1. romanization of ꦫꦗꦃ

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• IPA^(key): /ˈrad͡ʒah/ [ˈra.d͡ʒah]
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒah, -d͡ʒah, -ah
• Hyphenation: ra‧jah

rajah (Jawi spelling راجه, plural rajah-rajah)

1. diagram; figure
2. writings or sketchings used as a talisman

• IPA^(key): /ra.d͡ʒah/
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒah
• Hyphenation: ra‧jah

Borrowed from Sanskrit रज (raja, “passion, emotion, affection”).

rajah

1. lust, passion

• > Javanese: ꦫꦗꦃ (rajah) (inherited)

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rajah

1. line
2. figure

• > Javanese: ꦫꦗꦃ (rajah) (inherited)

• "rajah" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

rajah m (plural rajahs)

1. archaic spelling of rajá

Borrowed from French rajah.

rajah m (plural rajahi)

1. rajah