different between raj vs rajah

English

Etymology

From Hindi ??? (r?j) / ???? (r?j), from Sanskrit ????? (r?jyá, “royalty, kingship, sovereignty, empire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???d?/, (hyperforeign) /????/
• Rhymes: -??d?
• Homophones: Rog, Raj

Noun

raj (uncountable)

1. (India) reign; rule.

Derived terms

• raja

Anagrams

• JAR, JRA, ajr, jar

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Slavic language. Compare Serbo-Croatian roj. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *roj?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?r?j]
• Hyphenation: raj
• Rhymes: -?j

Noun

raj (plural rajok)

1. (of bees and other insects) swarm, (of birds) flock
2. (military) squad, section, squadron (with approx. 13 people)

Declension

Coordinate terms

• (collective terms for animals) csapat and sereg (generic), csorda, csürhe, falka, gulya, horda, konda, ménes, nyáj, raj
• (military units) ?rs/t?zcsoport < raj < szakasz < század < zászlóalj < ezred < dandár < hadosztály < hadtest < hadsereg < hadseregcsoport < front

Derived terms

• rajzik

(Compound words):

• hajóraj

References

Further reading

• raj in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic ?????? (ra?y).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raj/
• Homophone: rag?aj (one pronunciation)

Noun

raj m

1. opinion
2. one's free will, volition, intent

Usage notes

• Generally used in the construction minn raj- + pronominal suffix. For example: G?amluha minn rajhom. (“They did it voluntarily/deliberately.”)

Marshallese

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *rato, from Proto-Oceanic *rato.

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [r??t?]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /r?æt?/
• Bender phonemes: {raj}

Noun

raj

1. whale

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raj/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *raj?.

Noun

raj m inan

1. paradise

2. heaven

Declension

Synonyms

• (paradise): Eden, Rajski Ogród
• (heaven): niebiosa, niebo

Derived terms

• (adjective) rajski

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

raj

1. second-person singular imperative of rai?

Further reading

• raj in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• raj in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romani

Etymology

From Sanskrit ????? (r??jan), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hr????? (“king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr?????, from Proto-Indo-European *h?r??-?, from *h?r??s (“king”).

Noun

raj m (plural raj)

1. lord
2. king

See also

• raji

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *raj?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /râ?j/

Noun

r?j m (Cyrillic spelling ????)

1. heaven, paradise
2. (figuratively) heaven, paradise (a pleasant place of happiness and joy)

Declension

Derived terms

• r?jsk?

English

Alternative forms

• raja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????.d??/, /????.??/

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ???? (r?j?) and Urdu ????? (r?j?), from Sanskrit ????? (r?jan, “king, prince”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hr????? (“king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr?????, from Proto-Indo-European *h?r??-?, from *h?r??s (“ruler, king”). Doublet of Rex, rex, and roy.

Noun

rajah (plural rajahs)

1. a Hindu prince or ruler in India.
2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Charaxes.

Related terms

Coordinate terms

• rani (“wife of a rajah”)

Translations

Further reading

• raja on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• (General Cebuano) IPA^(key): /?rad???/

Notes: Also sometimes pronounced as /?rah?/, inspired by Spanish orthography.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ???? (r?j?), from Sanskrit ????? (r?jan, “king, prince”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hr????? (“king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr?????, from Proto-Indo-European *h?r??-?, from *h?r??s (“ruler, king”). Doublet of rey and its derived surnames.

Noun

rajah

1. (historical) The ruler of the Indianized rajahnate polities of the Philippines. A notable example is the Rajahnate of Cebu.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay rajah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?rad??ah]
• Hyphenation: ra?jah

Noun

rajah (plural rajah-rajah, first-person possessive rajahku, second-person possessive rajahmu, third-person possessive rajahnya)

1. amulet, talisman

   Synonyms: azimat, amulet, jimat

2. palmar crease

   Synonyms: guratan tangan, retak tangan

3. tattoo

   Synonym: tato

4. figure

   Synonyms: bagan, gambar

Synonyms

• cacahan (uncommon)

Derived terms

Further reading

• “rajah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.d??ah/
• Rhymes: -ad??ah, -d??ah, -ah

Noun

rajah (Jawi spelling ?????, plural rajah-rajah, informal 1st possessive rajahku, impolite 2nd possessive rajahmu, 3rd possessive rajahnya)

1. diagram; figure
2. writings or sketchings used as a talisman

Derived terms

Portuguese

Noun

rajah m (plural rajahs)

1. Archaic spelling of rajá.

Romanian

Etymology

From French rajah.

Noun

rajah m (plural rajahi)

1. rajah

Declension

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ladya
• raha

Etymology

Borrowed from English rajah.

Noun

rajah

1. (historical) rajah

   Synonyms: raha, ladya