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rajah
ra·ja or ra·jah R0028700 (rä′jə, -zhə)n. A prince, chief, or ruler in India or the East Indies.
[Hindi rājā, from Sanskrit, king; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]Word History: Raja is familiar to us from the Sanskrit rājā, "king," and mahārājā, "great king." The Sanskrit root raj-, "to rule," comes from the Indo-European root *reg-, "to move in a straight line, direct, rule." The same root appears in Italic (Latin) and Celtic. Rēx means "king" in Latin, coming from *reg-s, whence our regal and, through French, royal. Two of the Gaulish kings familiar to us from Caesar, Dumnorix and Vercingetorix, incorporate the Celtic word rīx, "king," in their names. (Rīx also forms part of the name of that fictitious Gaul Asterix.) Germanic at some time borrowed the Celtic word rīx. It appears as reiks, "ruler," in Gothic, as well as in older Germanic names ending in -ric, such as Alaric and Theodoric, the latter of whom has a name that is equivalent to German Dietrich, "people's king." A derivative of Celtic rīx, *rīg-yo-, meaning "rule, domain," was also borrowed into Germanic, and is the source of German Reich, "rule, empire."rajah (ˈrɑːdʒə) or rajan1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in India, formerly) a ruler or landlord: sometimes used as a form of address or as a title preceding a name2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a Malayan or Javanese prince or chieftain[C16: from Hindi rājā, from Sanskrit rājan king; see raj; compare Latin rex king]ra•jah or ra•ja (ˈrɑ dʒə)
n., pl. -jahs or -jas. a title of princes and chieftains in India and areas of Southeast Asia once subject to Indian influence. [1545–55; < Hindi rājā; compare Skt rājan; c. Old Irish rí, Latin rēx king] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  rajah - a prince or king in India rajaaristocrat, blue blood, patrician - a member of the aristocracy |
Translationsrajah (ˈraːdʒə) noun an Indian king or prince. 印度的王侯 （印度的）王侯公，首长领
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Synonyms for rajahnoun a prince or king in IndiaSynonymsRelated Words- aristocrat
- blue blood
- patrician
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