maharajalela

Malay edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

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

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

Synonyms edit

(executioner): algojo

Derived terms edit

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 edit

rajalela

Further reading edit

"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.