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raja

Pronunciation: /ˈrad͡ʒə/

“raja” is a Malay word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. A male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation.
  2. A playing card with the letter 'K' and an image of a king on it.
  3. The king piece in chess.
  4. A monarch.
  5. A ruler (person, body, or force currently in power).
  6. A magnate.
  7. A title found in the names of some people of royal descent.

Etymology

From Old 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”). Displaced native words datu (“king”) and datuk (“king, grandfather”), whence Malay ratu.

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