(collective terms for animals) csapat and sereg(generic), csorda, csürhe, falka, gulya, horda, konda, ménes, nyáj, raj
(military units) őrs/tűzcsoport < raj < szakasz < század < zászlóalj < ezred < dandár < hadosztály < hadtest < hadsereg < hadseregcsoport < front
Derived terms
References
Further reading
raj in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabicرَأْي(raʔy).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /raj/
Homophone: ragħaj(one pronunciation)
Rhymes: -aj
Noun
rajm
opinion
one's free will, volition, intent
Usage notes
Generally used in the construction minn raj- + pronominal suffix. For example: Għamluha minn rajhom.(“They did it voluntarily/deliberately.”)
Marshallese
Etymology
From Proto-Micronesian *rato, from Proto-Oceanic*rato.
Pronunciation
(phonetic) IPA(key): [rˠɑtʲ]
(phonemic) IPA(key): /rˠætʲ/
Bender phonemes: {raj}
Noun
raj
whale
References
Marshallese–English Online Dictionary
Polish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /raj/
Rhymes: -aj
Syllabification: raj
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic*rajь. Doublet of rebus.
Noun
rajm inan
paradise
Synonyms:eden, rajski ogród
wrota raju ― gates to paradise
istny raj ― true paradise
raj utracony ― paradise lost
wygnanie z raju ― expulsion from paradise
raje podatkowe ― tax havens (lit. tax paradises)
heaven
Synonyms:niebiosa, niebo
raj na ziemi ― heaven on earth
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
raj
second-person singular imperative of raić
Further reading
raj in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
raj in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “raj”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN
Romani
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit𑀭𑀸𑀆(rāā), from Sanskritराजन्(rā́jan).
Noun
rajm (nominative pluralraja)
lord, master
gentleman, Sir, Mr
Derived terms
Descendants
Kalo Finnish Romani: rai
References
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic*rajь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic*rā́ˀjus(“heaven”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /râːj/
Rhymes: -âːj
Noun
rȃjm (Cyrillic spellingра̑ј)
heaven, paradise
(figuratively) heaven, paradise (a pleasant place of happiness and joy)