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rajah

/ˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/
/ˈɹɑː.ʒə/
/ˈɹaː.ha/ Philippines

Rhymes with -ɑːdʒə, -ɑːʒə

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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.

noun rajahs · raja

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

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noun Hindu prince

Español	rajá
한국어	라자 raja
日本語	ラージャー rājā
中文	拉賈 /拉贾 lājiǎ, 羅闍 /罗阇 luódū, 拉惹 lārě
हिन्दी	राजा rājā
Português	rajá
Français	rajah
Deutsch	Raja, Radscha, Radja, Rajah
Italiano	ragià
Ελληνικά	ράτζα rátza
Română	rajah
Русский	ра́джа rádža, раджа́ radžá
العربية	رَاجَا rājā
עברית	רָגָ׳ה raja

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@misc{rajah_2026,
  title = {rajah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rajah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}