raja
EnglishEdit
NounEdit
raja (plural rajas)
- Alternative spelling of rajah
AnagramsEdit
Atong (India)Edit
EtymologyEdit
From Bengali রাজা (raja) or Hindi राजा (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
raja (Bengali script রাজা)
ReferencesEdit
- van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.
BalineseEdit
RomanizationEdit
raja
BasqueEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Spanish rajá and French radjah, from Hindi राजा (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
raja anim
DeclensionEdit
Declension of raja (animate, ending in -a) | |||
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indefinite | singular | plural | |
absolutive | raja | raja | rajak |
ergative | rajak | rajak | rajek |
dative | rajari | rajari | rajei |
genitive | rajaren | rajaren | rajen |
comitative | rajarekin | rajarekin | rajekin |
causative | rajarengatik | rajarengatik | rajengatik |
benefactive | rajarentzat | rajarentzat | rajentzat |
instrumental | rajaz | rajaz | rajez |
inessive | rajarengan | rajarengan | rajengan |
locative | — | — | — |
allative | rajarengana | rajarengana | rajengana |
terminative | rajarenganaino | rajarenganaino | rajenganaino |
directive | rajarenganantz | rajarenganantz | rajenganantz |
destinative | rajarenganako | rajarenganako | rajenganako |
ablative | rajarengandik | rajarengandik | rajengandik |
partitive | rajarik | — | — |
prolative | rajatzat | — | — |
Further readingEdit
Brunei MalayEdit
EtymologyEdit
Cognate with Malay raja from jawi script راج
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
raja
Coordinate termsEdit
- (monarch):
- maharaja (“emperor”)
- permaisuri (“empress”)
- puteri (“princess”)
- pangiran, putera (“prince”)
- raja isteri (“queen consort”)
- ratu (“reigning queen”)
- sultan
CatalanEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
raja
DutchEdit
NounEdit
raja m (plural raja's, diminutive rajaatje n)
AnagramsEdit
EstonianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Either from Old East Slavic краи (kraj), or a newer loan from Russian край (kraj).
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
NounEdit
raja (genitive raja, partitive raja)
DeclensionEdit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | raja | rajad |
accusative | raja | rajad |
genitive | raja | rajade |
partitive | raja | rajasid |
illative | rajja rajasse |
rajadesse |
inessive | rajas | rajades |
elative | rajast | rajadest |
allative | rajale | rajadele |
adessive | rajal | rajadel |
ablative | rajalt | rajadelt |
translative | rajaks | rajadeks |
terminative | rajani | rajadeni |
essive | rajana | rajadena |
abessive | rajata | rajadeta |
comitative | rajaga | rajadega |
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
raja
FinnishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Borrowed from Old East Slavic краи (kraj), from Proto-Slavic *krajь. The same word was also borrowed into other Finnic languages, such as Estonian raja, Ingrian raja, Karelian raja, Ludian raja, Votic raja.
NounEdit
raja
- (geographically) boundary (line), border(line), frontier; a (city) limit; a (county) line
- (socially; mentally) limit, bound, confine
- (sports) line
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of raja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | raja | rajat | |
genitive | rajan | rajojen | |
partitive | rajaa | rajoja | |
illative | rajaan | rajoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | raja | rajat | |
accusative | nom. | raja | rajat |
gen. | rajan | ||
genitive | rajan | rajojen rajainrare | |
partitive | rajaa | rajoja | |
inessive | rajassa | rajoissa | |
elative | rajasta | rajoista | |
illative | rajaan | rajoihin | |
adessive | rajalla | rajoilla | |
ablative | rajalta | rajoilta | |
allative | rajalle | rajoille | |
essive | rajana | rajoina | |
translative | rajaksi | rajoiksi | |
instructive | — | rajoin | |
abessive | rajatta | rajoitta | |
comitative | — | rajoineen |
Possessive forms of raja (type kala) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | rajani | rajamme |
2nd person | rajasi | rajanne |
3rd person | rajansa |
Derived termsEdit
- adjectives: rajallinen, rajaton
- verbs: rajata, rajoittaa
CompoundsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Finnic *raja (“worn out object”).
NounEdit
raja
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of raja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | raja | rajat | |
genitive | rajan | rajojen | |
partitive | rajaa | rajoja | |
illative | rajaan | rajoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | raja | rajat | |
accusative | nom. | raja | rajat |
gen. | rajan | ||
genitive | rajan | rajojen rajainrare | |
partitive | rajaa | rajoja | |
inessive | rajassa | rajoissa | |
elative | rajasta | rajoista | |
illative | rajaan | rajoihin | |
adessive | rajalla | rajoilla | |
ablative | rajalta | rajoilta | |
allative | rajalle | rajoille | |
essive | rajana | rajoina | |
translative | rajaksi | rajoiksi | |
instructive | — | rajoin | |
abessive | rajatta | rajoitta | |
comitative | — | rajoineen |
Possessive forms of raja (type kala) | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | rajani | rajamme |
2nd person | rajasi | rajanne |
3rd person | rajansa |
CompoundsEdit
AnagramsEdit
IbanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, prince”)
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
raja
IndonesianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- radja (van Ophuijsen (1901-1947), Republik/Soewandi (1947-1967))
EtymologyEdit
From Malay raja, from Classical Malay raja, from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, prince”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrā́ȷ́ā (“king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ȷ́ā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵ-ō, from *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
raja (plural raja-raja, first-person possessive rajaku, second-person possessive rajamu, third-person possessive rajanya)
- king:
- a male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it's an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.
- (chess) the principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.
- (card games) a playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.
Coordinate termsEdit
- (monarch):
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text) | |||||
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raja | menteri, patih, ratu, ster | benteng | gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur | kuda | bidak, pion, prajurit |
Further readingEdit
- “raja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
IngrianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Old East Slavic краи (kraj). Cognates include Finnish raja and Estonian raja.
PronunciationEdit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈrɑjɑ/, [ˈrɑjɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈrɑjɑ/, [ˈrɑjɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
- Hyphenation: ra‧ja
NounEdit
raja
- border
- Meijen kylä ono Viron rajas. ― Our village is on the border with Estonia.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of raja (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | raja | rajat |
genitive | rajan | raijoin |
partitive | raijaa | rajoja |
illative | raijaa | raijoi |
inessive | rajas | rajois |
elative | rajast | rajoist |
allative | rajalle | rajoille |
adessive | rajal | rajoil |
ablative | rajalt | rajoilt |
translative | rajaks | rajoiks |
essive | rajanna, raijaan | rajoinna, raijoin |
exessive1) | rajant | rajoint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
ReferencesEdit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 463
JavaneseEdit
NounEdit
raja in javanese script ꦫꦗ
KarelianEdit
NounEdit
raja
LatvianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
raja f (4th declension)
DeclensionEdit
MalayEdit
EtymologyEdit
from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, prince”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrā́ȷ́ā (“king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ȷ́ā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵ-ō, from *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”).
PronunciationEdit
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /ra.d͡ʒə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ra.d͡ʒa/
- Rhymes: -ad͡ʒə, -d͡ʒə, -ə
- Rhymes: -a
NounEdit
raja (Jawi spelling راج, plural raja-raja, informal 1st possessive rajaku, 2nd possessive rajamu, 3rd possessive rajanya)
- king (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation)
- (chess) king (a playing piece in chess)
SynonymsEdit
Coordinate termsEdit
- (monarch):
Derived termsEdit
Regular affixed derivations:
- beraja [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- berajakan [stative / habitual + causative benefactive] (beR- + -kan)
- meraja [agent focus] (meN-)
- merajai [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- merajakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- kerajaan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
See alsoEdit
Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur بواه چاتور (layout · text) | |||||
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raja, syah راج, شاه |
menteri منتري |
tir, benteng تير, بينتيڠ |
gajah, ݢاجه |
kuda, کودا |
bidak, piadak, pion بيدق, ڤيادق, ڤيون |
ReferencesEdit
- Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 1994, →ISBN, page 153-154
Further readingEdit
- “raja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English rajah, from Hindi राजा (rājā) and Urdu راجا (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, prince”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”). Doublet of rex.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
raja m (definite singular rajaen, indefinite plural rajaer, definite plural rajaene)
- a rajah
ReferencesEdit
- “raja” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English rajah, from Hindi राजा (rājā) and Urdu راجا (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, prince”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”). Doublet of rex.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
raja m (definite singular rajaen, indefinite plural rajaer or rajaar, definite plural rajaene or rajaane)
- a rajah
ReferencesEdit
- “raja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PaliEdit
Alternative formsEdit
NounEdit
raja
Serbo-CroatianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ottoman Turkish رعایا (re'aya), from Arabic رَعَايَا (raʕāyā), plural of رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
rája f (Cyrillic spelling ра́ја)
- (historical, collectively) commoners, rayah
- (slang, collectively) a band, group, notably of friends
- (slang, collectively) a crowd
DeclensionEdit
singular | |
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nominative | raja |
genitive | raje |
dative | raji |
accusative | raju |
vocative | rajo |
locative | raji |
instrumental | rajom |
SilesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
raja f
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From rajar.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
raja f (plural rajas)
- a slit, crack, gash
- a slice (of melon, watermelon, lemon, sausage)
- splinter (of wood)
- (vulgar, slang) a cunt
- (vulgar) ass (buttocks), anus
Derived termsEdit
VerbEdit
raja
- inflection of rajar:
Further readingEdit
- “raja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
TausugEdit
NounEdit
raja
VoticEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Old East Slavic краи (kraj).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
raja
InflectionEdit
Declension of raja (type III/jalkõ, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | raja | rajad |
genitive | raja | rajoje, rajojõ, rajoi |
partitive | rajja | rajoitõ, rajoi |
illative | rajja, rajjasõ | rajoje, rajojõ, rajoisõ |
inessive | rajaz | rajoiz |
elative | rajassõ | rajoissõ |
allative | rajalõ | rajoilõ |
adessive | rajallõ | rajoillõ |
ablative | rajaltõ | rajoiltõ |
translative | rajassi | rajoissi |
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. |
ReferencesEdit
- V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “raja”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn