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4-letter words (2 found)

AJAR,RAJA,

3-letter words (2 found)

JAR,RAJ,

2-letter words (3 found)

AA,AR,JA,

You can make 7 words from raja according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

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raja arja rjaa jraa ajra jara raaj araj raaj araj aarj aarj rjaa jraa raja arja jara ajra ajar jaar aajr aajr jaar ajar

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Definitions and meaning of raja

raja

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/, /ˈɹɑː.ʒə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːd͡ʒə, -ɑːʒə

Noun

raja (plural rajas)

  1. Alternative spelling of rajah

Anagrams

  • Ajar, ajar

Atong (India)

Etymology

From Hindi राजा (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rad͡ʑa/

Noun

raja (Bengali script রাজা)

  1. king

References

  • van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Balinese

Romanization

raja

  1. Romanization of ᬭᬚ
  2. Romanization of ᬭᬵᬚ

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rajá and French radjah, from Hindi राजा (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Southern) /raxa/, [ra.xa]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /raja/, [ra.ja]

Noun

raja anim

  1. rajah

Declension

Further reading

  • "raja" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “raja” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Cognate with Malay raja from jawi script راج

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ra.d͡ʒa/

Noun

raja

  1. king

Coordinate terms

  • (monarch):
    • maharaja (emperor)
    • permaisuri (empress)
    • puteri (princess)
    • pangiran, putera (prince)
    • raja isteri (queen consort)
    • ratu (reigning queen)
    • sultan

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈra.ʒə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈra.d͡ʒa]

Verb

raja

  1. inflection of rajar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Dutch

Noun

raja m (plural raja's, diminutive rajaatje n)

  1. (rare) Alternative form of radja

Anagrams

  • jaar

Estonian

Etymology 1

Either from Old East Slavic краи (krai), or a newer loan from Russian край (kraj).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑjɑ

Noun

raja (genitive raja, partitive raja)

  1. border
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

raja

  1. genitive singular of rada

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑjɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝jɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ra‧ja

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old East Slavic краи (krai), 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.

Noun

raja

  1. border, boundary, limit, line (line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions)
    maan rajatcountry borders
    kaupungin rajatcity limits
  2. limit, bound, confine (any other kind of restriction when likened to those bounding a geographical region, e.g. when a value must stay within a range)
  3. line (exterior limit of a figure)
  4. (sports) line (any line on the playfield which acts as a boundary or border within certain rules)
Declension
Derived terms

Further reading

  • 1. raja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *raja (worn out object).

Noun

raja

  1. (especially in compounds, otherwise dialectal) a worn out object, something worn
Declension
Derived terms

Further reading

  • 2. raja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Anagrams

  • Arja

Iban

Etymology

From Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, king, prince)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ra.d͡ʒa/

Noun

raja

  1. king

Indonesian

Etymology 1

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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrad͡ʒa/
  • Rhymes: -d͡ʒa, -a
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ja

Noun

raja (plural para raja, raja-raja, first-person possessive rajaku, second-person possessive rajamu, third-person possessive rajanya)

  1. king:
    1. a male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it's an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.
    2. (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.
    3. (card games) a playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.
  2. (xiangqi) general: a xiangqi piece that is moved one point orthogonally and confined within the palace.
    Synonym: jendral
Synonyms
  • aji
  • datu (archaic)
Coordinate terms
  • (monarch):
    • ratu (queen)
    • permaisuri (empress)
    • putri (princess)
    • pangeran (prince)
    • sultan, bupati, kaisar (emperor)
Derived terms
Related terms

See also

Etymology 2

Adjective

raja

  1. Superseded spelling of raya. (van Ophuijsen (1901-1947), Republik/Soewandi (1947-1967))

Further reading

  • “raja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic краи (krai). Cognates include Finnish raja and Estonian raja.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈrɑjɑ/, [ˈrɑjɑ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈrɑjɑ/, [ˈrɑjɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ja

Noun

raja

  1. border
    Meijen kylä ono Viron rajal.Our village is on the border with Estonia.

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 463

Javanese

Romanization

raja

  1. Romanization of ꦫꦗ

Karelian

Noun

raja

  1. rim
  2. border

Latvian

Pronunciation

Noun

raja f (4th declension)

  1. ray, stingray (fish with a flat body and a pointed tail (superorder Batoidea))

Declension

Maguindanao

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay raja.

Noun

raja

  1. chief
  2. king

Derived terms

See also

  • datu

Malay

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /ra.d͡ʒə/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ra.d͡ʒa/
  • Rhymes: -ad͡ʒə, -d͡ʒə,
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

raja (Jawi spelling راج, plural raja-raja, informal 1st possessive rajaku, 2nd possessive rajamu, 3rd possessive rajanya)

  1. king (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation)
  2. (chess) king (a playing piece in chess)

Synonyms

  • datu / داتو (archaic)

Coordinate terms

  • (monarch):
    • ratu (queen regnant)
    • permaisuri (queen consort)
    • puteri (princess)
    • putera, pangeran (prince)
    • sultan, kaisar, maharaja (emperor)

Derived terms

See also

References

  • Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, pages 153-154

Further reading

  • “raja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑɪ̯.jɑ/, /ˈrɑd.ʃɑ/

Noun

raja m (definite singular rajaen, indefinite plural rajaer, definite plural rajaene)

  1. a rajah

References

  • “raja” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑɪ̯.jɑ/, /ˈrɑd.ʃɑ/

Noun

raja m (definite singular rajaen, indefinite plural rajaer or rajaar, definite plural rajaene or rajaane)

  1. a rajah

References

  • “raja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

raja

  1. vocative singular of rajas (dust)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish رعایا (re'aya), from Arabic رَعَايَا (raʕāyā), plural of رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rǎːja/
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ja

Noun

rája f (Cyrillic spelling ра́ја)

  1. (historical, collectively) commoners, rayah
  2. (slang, collectively) a band, group, notably of friends
  3. (slang, collectively) a crowd

Declension

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Reihe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraja/
  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Syllabification: ra‧ja

Noun

raja f

  1. queue

Further reading

  • raja in silling.org

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraxa/ [ˈra.xa]
  • Rhymes: -axa
  • Syllabification: ra‧ja

Etymology 1

Deverbal from rajar.

Noun

raja f (plural rajas)

  1. a slit, crack, gash
  2. a slice (of melon, watermelon, lemon, sausage)
  3. splinter (of wood)
  4. (vulgar, slang) a cunt
  5. (vulgar) ass (buttocks), anus
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

raja

  1. inflection of rajar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

  • “raja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tausug

Noun

raja

  1. king

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic краи (krai).

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈrɑjɑ/, [ˈrɑʝɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ja

Noun

raja

  1. border
  2. limit
  3. boundary

Inflection

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “raja”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

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