rajah

Meaning

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

Translations

raca

raja

ινδός ηγεμών

ρατζάς

rajah

الأمير الحاكم

râja

rajah

Frequency

40k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/
Etymology

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.

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