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Webster 1913 Edition


Raja


Ra′ja

(rä′jä or rā′jȧ)
,
Noun.
Same as
Rajah
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Raja

RA'JA

,
Noun.
[L. rex, regis.] In India, a prince. some of the rajahs are said to be independent princes; others are tributary to the Mogul.

Definition 2024


Raja

raja

raja

See also: Raja, rajá, rája, rajā, and rājā

English

Noun

raja (plural rajas)

  1. Alternative spelling of rajah

Anagrams


Dutch

Noun

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

  1. (rare) Alternative form of radja

Anagrams


Estonian

Etymology

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

Noun

raja (genitive raja, partitive raja)

  1. border

Declension


Finnish

(index ra)

Etymology

From a Slavic language, compare kraj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɑjɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ja

Noun

raja

  1. (geographically) boundary (line), border(line), frontier; a (city) limit; a (county) line
  2. (socially; mentally) limit, bound, confine
  3. (sports) line

Declension

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

Derived terms

Compounds

Anagrams


Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay raja, from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.

Noun

raja

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

Latvian

Rajas

Noun

raja f (4th declension)

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

Declension


Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit राजन् (rājan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

raja (Jawi spelling راج, plural raja-raja)

  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

See also

Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur (buah + catur), بواه چاتور (بواه + چاتور) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
raja, راج menteri
منتري
tir, benteng
تير, بينتيڠ
gajah,
ݢاجه
kuda,
کودا
bidak, piadak, pion
بيدقڤيادق, ڤيون

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

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


Spanish

Etymology

From rajar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraxa/

Noun

raja f (plural rajas)

  1. A slit, crack, gash
  2. A slice, splinter
  3. (vulgar, slang) A ****
  4. (vulgar) ass (buttocks)

Verb

raja

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of rajar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of rajar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of rajar.