ราชา
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Noun edit
ราชา (rājā)
- Thai script form of rājā, which is inflection of ราชนฺ:
- nominative singular
- nominative/vocative plural (rājan, “king”)
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Pali rājan (“king”) or Sanskrit राज (rāja, “king”); possibly via Old Khmer rājā, rājjā (“king; chief”). Compare Modern Khmer រាជា (riəciə); Lao ລາຊາ (lā sā); Northern Thai ᩁᩣᨩᩣ; Shan ရႃႇၸႃႉ (ràa tsâ̰a).
Pronunciation edit
Orthographic | ราชา r ā d͡ʑ ā | |
Phonemic | รา-ชา r ā – d͡ʑ ā | |
Romanization | Paiboon | raa-chaa |
Royal Institute | ra-cha | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /raː˧.t͡ɕʰaː˧/(R) |
Noun edit
ราชา • (raa-chaa)
Antonyms edit
- ราชินี (raa-chí-nii, “female monarch”)
Derived terms edit
- ศรีราชา (sǐi-raa-chaa)
Related terms edit
- ราช (râat)
See also edit
- กษัตริย์ (gà-sàt, “monarch”)