ৰজা

Assamese

Etymology

From Early Assamese ৰাজা (raja), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ȷ́s, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”). Doublet of ৰাণা (rana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɔ.za/

Noun

ৰজা • (roza)

1. king, monarch, sovereign, ruler
2. (chess) king

Usage notes

• In some compound words, ৰজা (roza) takes the form of the prefix ৰাজ- (raz-) or the suffix -ৰাজ (-raz).

See also

• ৰাণী (rani)