raja
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
raja (plural rajas)
- Alternative spelling of rajah
Anagrams edit
Atong (India) edit
Etymology edit
From Hindi राजा (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
raja (Bengali script রাজা)
References edit
- van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.
Balinese edit
Romanization edit
raja
Basque edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish rajá and French radjah, from Hindi राजा (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
raja anim
Declension edit
indefinite | singular | plural | |
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absolutive | raja | raja | rajak |
ergative | rajak | rajak | rajek |
dative | rajari | rajari | rajei |
genitive | rajaren | rajaren | rajen |
comitative | rajarekin | rajarekin | rajekin |
causative | rajarengatik | rajarengatik | rajengatik |
benefactive | rajarentzat | rajarentzat | rajentzat |
instrumental | rajaz | rajaz | rajez |
inessive | rajarengan | rajarengan | rajengan |
locative | — | — | — |
allative | rajarengana | rajarengana | rajengana |
terminative | rajarenganaino | rajarenganaino | rajenganaino |
directive | rajarenganantz | rajarenganantz | rajenganantz |
destinative | rajarenganako | rajarenganako | rajenganako |
ablative | rajarengandik | rajarengandik | rajengandik |
partitive | rajarik | — | — |
prolative | rajatzat | — | — |
Further reading edit
Brunei Malay edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Malay raja from jawi script راج
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
raja
Coordinate terms edit
- (monarch):
- maharaja (“emperor”)
- permaisuri (“empress”)
- puteri (“princess”)
- pangiran, putera (“prince”)
- raja isteri (“queen consort”)
- ratu (“reigning queen”)
- sultan
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
raja
- inflection of rajar:
Dutch edit
Noun edit
raja m (plural raja's, diminutive rajaatje n)
Anagrams edit
Estonian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Either from Old East Slavic краи (krai), or a newer loan from Russian край (kraj).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
Noun edit
raja (genitive raja, partitive raja)
Declension edit
Declension of raja (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | raja | rajad | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | raja | ||
genitive | rajade | ||
partitive | raja | rajasid | |
illative | rajja rajasse |
rajadesse | |
inessive | rajas | rajades | |
elative | rajast | rajadest | |
allative | rajale | rajadele | |
adessive | rajal | rajadel | |
ablative | rajalt | rajadelt | |
translative | rajaks | rajadeks | |
terminative | rajani | rajadeni | |
essive | rajana | rajadena | |
abessive | rajata | rajadeta | |
comitative | rajaga | rajadega |
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
raja
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Old East Slavic краи (krai), from Proto-Slavic *krajь. The same word was also borrowed into other Finnic languages, such as Estonian raja, Ingrian raja, Karelian raja, Ludian raja, Votic raja.
Noun edit
raja
- border, boundary, limit, line (line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions)
- maan rajat ― country borders
- kaupungin rajat ― city limits
- limit, bound, confine (any other kind of restriction when likened to those bounding a geographical region, e.g. when a value must stay within a range)
- line (exterior limit of a figure)
- (sports) line (any line on the playfield which acts as a boundary or border within certain rules)
Declension edit
Inflection of raja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | raja | rajat | ||
genitive | rajan | rajojen | ||
partitive | rajaa | rajoja | ||
illative | rajaan | rajoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | raja | rajat | ||
accusative | nom. | raja | rajat | |
gen. | rajan | |||
genitive | rajan | rajojen rajainrare | ||
partitive | rajaa | rajoja | ||
inessive | rajassa | rajoissa | ||
elative | rajasta | rajoista | ||
illative | rajaan | rajoihin | ||
adessive | rajalla | rajoilla | ||
ablative | rajalta | rajoilta | ||
allative | rajalle | rajoille | ||
essive | rajana | rajoina | ||
translative | rajaksi | rajoiksi | ||
abessive | rajatta | rajoitta | ||
instructive | — | rajoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
- ahdasrajainen
- aikaraja
- alaraja
- alueraja
- aluevesiraja
- bikiniraja
- blokkiraja
- enimmäisraja
- eteläraja
- eturaja
- faasiraja
- haamuraja
- helleraja
- hiusraja
- hyppyraja
- ikäraja
- itäraja
- kaakkoisraja
- kalastusraja
- kannattavuusraja
- karsintaraja
- katonraja
- kenkäraja
- kenttäraja
- kieliraja
- kiinteistöraja
- kimmoraja
- kipuraja
- koillisraja
- kulttuuriraja
- kuuloraja
- kyllästymisraja
- köyhyysraja
- lakkoraja
- lattianraja
- lounaisraja
- lumiraja
- luokkaraja
- luoteisraja
- luottoraja
- lämpörajakerros
- länsiraja
- lääninraja
- maaliraja
- maanraja
- maaraja
- meriraja
- metsänraja
- metsäraja
- murreraja
- myötöraja
- nälkäraja
- pilviraja
- pohjoisraja
- poikkeamaraja
- promilleraja
- puolueraja
- puuraja
- päivämääräraja
- päätyraja
- Raja-aho
- raja-aita
- raja-alue
- raja-arvo
- raja-asema
- raja-asukas
- raja-asutus
- rajageminaatio
- rajahakuinen
- Rajahalme
- rajaheitto
- rajahinta
- rajahyöty
- rajajoki
- rajajoukko
- rajajoukot
- Rajajärvi
- rajajääkäri
- rajakahakka
- rajakahdennus
- Rajakallio
- Rajakangas
- Raja-Karjala
- rajakauppa
- rajakaupunki
- rajakivi
- rajakohta
- rajakoira
- rajakomissaari
- rajakreivi
- rajakulma
- rajakustannus
- rajakylä
- rajakytkin
- Rajalahti
- Rajalampi
- rajaliikenne
- rajalinja
- rajaloukkaus
- rajamaa
- rajamerkki
- rajamies
- rajamitta
- Rajamäki
- rajamäärä
- rajanaapuri
- rajanaapurukset
- rajanhaltija
- Rajaniemi
- rajankäynti
- rajanopeus
- rajantakainen
- rajantarkistus
- rajanveto
- rajanylitys
- rajapaalu
- rajapakoinen
- rajapinta
- rajapuomi
- rajapyykki
- rajarauha
- rajariita
- Rajasalo
- rajaselkkaus
- rajaseutu
- rajasopimus
- rajasulku
- rajasuoja
- rajataajuus
- rajataistelu
- rajatapaus
- rajatarkastus
- rajatarkistus
- rajatiede
- rajatieto
- rajatila
- rajatulkki
- rajatulo
- rajatuotto
- rajavaltuutettu
- rajavalvonta
- rajavartija
- rajavartio
- rajavartiolaitos
- rajavartiosto
- rajavero
- rajavesistö
- rajaviiva
- rajaviranomainen
- rajavyöhyke
- rajavälikohtaus
- ripsiraja
- riskiraja
- routaraja
- rusketusraja
- saldoraja
- sananraja
- sanaraja
- selvärajainen
- sietoraja
- sisäraja
- sivuraja
- susiraja
- syöttöraja
- säätyraja
- takaraja
- tarkkarajainen
- tavunraja
- tavuraja
- tilusraja
- toleranssiraja
- tukanraja
- tulliraja
- tuloraja
- tulvaraja
- ulkoraja
- vaihteluraja
- valtakunnanraja
- valtionraja
- vedenraja
- vesiraja
- viiteraja
- viljelyraja
- virheraja
- vyöhykeraja
- vähimmäisraja
- yleisöraja
- yläraja
- ääriraja
Further reading edit
- “1. raja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Finnic *raja (“worn out object”).
Noun edit
raja
Declension edit
Inflection of raja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | raja | rajat | ||
genitive | rajan | rajojen | ||
partitive | rajaa | rajoja | ||
illative | rajaan | rajoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | raja | rajat | ||
accusative | nom. | raja | rajat | |
gen. | rajan | |||
genitive | rajan | rajojen rajainrare | ||
partitive | rajaa | rajoja | ||
inessive | rajassa | rajoissa | ||
elative | rajasta | rajoista | ||
illative | rajaan | rajoihin | ||
adessive | rajalla | rajoilla | ||
ablative | rajalta | rajoilta | ||
allative | rajalle | rajoille | ||
essive | rajana | rajoina | ||
translative | rajaksi | rajoiksi | ||
abessive | rajatta | rajoitta | ||
instructive | — | rajoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “2. raja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Anagrams edit
Iban edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, prince”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
raja
Indonesian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Malay raja, from Classical Malay raja, 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”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
raja (plural para raja, raja-raja, first-person possessive rajaku, second-person possessive rajamu, third-person possessive rajanya)
- king:
- a male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it's an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.
- (chess) the principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.
- (card games) a playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.
- (xiangqi) general: a xiangqi piece that is moved one point orthogonally and confined within the palace.
- Synonym: jendral
Synonyms edit
Coordinate terms edit
- (monarch):
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text) | |||||
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raja | menteri, patih, ratu, ster | benteng | gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur | kuda | bidak, pion, prajurit |
Xiangqi pieces in Indonesian (see also: catur gajah, catur cina) (layout · text) | ||||||
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raja, jendral | menteri, penasihat | gajah, menteri | kuda | benteng | meriam | pion, bidak, prajurit |
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
raja
- Superseded spelling of raya. (van Ophuijsen (1901-1947), Republik/Soewandi (1947-1967))
Further reading edit
- “raja” 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.
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old East Slavic краи (krai). Cognates include Finnish raja and Estonian raja.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈrɑjɑ/, [ˈrɑjɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈrɑjɑ/, [ˈrɑjɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
- Hyphenation: ra‧ja
Noun edit
raja
- border
- Meijen kylä ono Viron rajal. ― Our village is on the border with Estonia.
Declension edit
Declension of raja (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | raja | rajat |
genitive | rajan | raijoin |
partitive | raijaa | rajoja |
illative | raijaa | raijoi |
inessive | rajas | rajois |
elative | rajast | rajoist |
allative | rajalle | rajoille |
adessive | rajal | rajoil |
ablative | rajalt | rajoilt |
translative | rajaks | rajoiks |
essive | rajanna, raijaan | rajoinna, raijoin |
exessive1) | rajant | rajoint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 463
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
raja
- Romanization of ꦫꦗ
Karelian edit
Noun edit
raja
Latvian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
raja f (4th declension)
Declension edit
Maguindanao edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
raja
Derived terms edit
- rajabay (“queen”)
See also edit
Malay edit
Etymology edit
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”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /ra.d͡ʒə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ra.d͡ʒa/
- Rhymes: -ad͡ʒə, -d͡ʒə, -ə
- Rhymes: -a
Noun edit
raja (Jawi spelling راج, plural raja-raja, informal 1st possessive rajaku, 2nd possessive rajamu, 3rd possessive rajanya)
- king (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation)
- (chess) king (a playing piece in chess)
Synonyms edit
Coordinate terms edit
- (monarch):
Derived terms edit
Regular affixed derivations:
- beraja [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- berajakan [stative / habitual + causative benefactive] (beR- + -kan)
- meraja [agent focus] (meN-)
- merajai [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- merajakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- kerajaan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
See also edit
Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur بواه چاتور (layout · text) | |||||
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raja, syah راج, شاه |
menteri منتري |
tir, benteng تير, بينتيڠ |
gajah, ݢاجه |
kuda, کودا |
bidak, piadak, pion بيدق, ڤيادق, ڤيون |
References edit
- Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, pages 153-154
Further reading edit
- “raja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English rajah, from Hindi राजा (rājā) and Urdu راجا (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, prince”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”). Doublet of rex.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
raja m (definite singular rajaen, indefinite plural rajaer, definite plural rajaene)
- a rajah
References edit
- “raja” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English rajah, from Hindi राजा (rājā) and Urdu راجا (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, prince”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”). Doublet of rex.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
raja m (definite singular rajaen, indefinite plural rajaer or rajaar, definite plural rajaene or rajaane)
- a rajah
References edit
- “raja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
raja
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish رعایا (re'aya), from Arabic رَعَايَا (raʕāyā), plural of رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rája f (Cyrillic spelling ра́ја)
- (historical, collectively) commoners, rayah
- (slang, collectively) a band, group, notably of friends
- (slang, collectively) a crowd
Declension edit
Silesian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
raja f
Further reading edit
- raja in silling.org
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
raja f (plural rajas)
- a slit, crack, gash
- a slice (of melon, watermelon, lemon, sausage)
- splinter (of wood)
- (vulgar, slang) a cunt
- (vulgar) ass (buttocks), anus
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
raja
- inflection of rajar:
Further reading edit
- “raja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tausug edit
Noun edit
raja
Votic edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old East Slavic краи (krai).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
raja
Inflection edit
Declension of raja (type III/jalkõ, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | raja | rajad |
genitive | raja | rajojõ, rajoi |
partitive | rajja | rajoitõ, rajoi |
illative | rajjasõ, rajja | rajoisõ |
inessive | rajaz | rajoiz |
elative | rajassõ | rajoissõ |
allative | rajalõ | rajoilõ |
adessive | rajallõ | rajoillõ |
ablative | rajaltõ | rajoiltõ |
translative | rajassi | rajoissi |
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. |
References edit
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “raja”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn