राजा

See also: रोज़, रंज, राज्, राजि, राज़, रोज़ा, रोज, and राज

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Hindi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.d͡ʒɑː/

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ĵs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”). Doublet of राय (rāy), राणा (rāṇā), and राना (rānā).

Noun

राजा • (rājā) m (Urdu spelling راجا‎)

1. king, monarch, sovereign, ruler

   यथा राजा तथा प्रजा।

   yathā rājā tathā prajā.

   As is the king, so are his subjects.

2. (chess or cards) king

Usage notes

• In compound words, राजा (rājā) takes the form of the prefix राज- (rāj-) or the suffix -राज (-rāj).

See also

Chess pieces in Hindi · शतरंज के मोहरे (śatrañj ke mohre) (layout · text)
राजा (rājā)	वज़ीर (vazīr)	हाथी (hāthī)	ऊँट (ū̃ṭ)	घोड़ा (ghoṛā)	प्यादा (pyādā)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884), “राजा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• rājā (Latin script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• রাজা (Bengali script)
• රාජා (Sinhalese script)
• ရာဇာ (Burmese script)
• ราชา (Thai script)
• ᩁᩣᨩᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຣາຊາ (Lao script)
• រាជា (Khmer script)

Noun

राजा

1. Devanagari script form of rājā, which is inflection of राजन् (rājan, “king”):
   1. nominative singular
   2. nominative and vocative plural

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Sanskrit

Noun

राजा • (rājā)

1. nominative singular of राजन् (rājan)