maharajalela

Malay

Etymology

maharaja (“emperor”) +‎ lela (“good or proper behavior”)

Noun

maharajalela (Jawi spelling مهاراجاليلا, plural maharajalela-maharajalela, informal 1st possessive maharajalelaku, 2nd possessive maharajalelamu, 3rd possessive maharajalelanya)

1. (Classical Malay) the royal executioner; a minister who beheads a criminal
2. (Classical Malay) chief chamberlain

Synonyms

• (executioner): algojo

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• bermaharajalela (“to do as one pleases, to go on a rampage”) [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• kemaharajalelaan [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)

Related terms

• rajalela

Further reading

• "maharajalela" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
• “maharajalela” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.