Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃rḗǵ-ō
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrā́ȷ́ā
- Proto-Indo-Aryan*Hrā́ȷ́ā“king”
- Sanskritराजन्“king, prince”
- Urduراجا
- Hindiराजा
- Englishrajah
Borrowed from Hindi राजा (rājā) and Urdu راجا (rājā), 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”). Doublet of Rex, rex, and roy.
More words from Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit
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Arabic رَاجَا
- رَاجَا (rājā)Hindu prince
Bengali রাজা
- রাজা (raja)Hindu prince
Bulgarian ра́джа
- ра́джа (rádža)Hindu prince
Catalan raja, rajà
- rajaHindu prince
- rajàHindu prince
Chinese Mandarin 拉賈 /拉贾, 羅闍 /罗阇
- 拉賈 /拉贾 (lājiǎ)Hindu prince
- 羅闍 /罗阇 (luódū)Hindu prince
- 拉惹 (lārě)Hindu prince
Czech rádža
- rádžaHindu prince
Danish raja
- rajaHindu prince
Dutch radja, raja
- radjaHindu prince
- rajaHindu prince
Esperanto raĝo
- raĝoHindu prince
Estonian radža
- radžaHindu prince
Finnish radža
- radžaHindu prince
French rajah
- rajahHindu prince
German Raja, Radscha
- RajaHindu prince
- RadschaHindu prince
- RadjaHindu prince
- RajahHindu prince
Greek ράτζα
- ράτζα (rátza)Hindu prince
Hebrew רָגָ׳ה
- רָגָ׳ה (raja)Hindu prince
Hindi राजा
- राजा (rājā)Hindu prince
Hungarian rádzsa
- rádzsaHindu prince
Indonesian raja
- rajaHindu prince
Italian ragià
- ragiàHindu prince
Japanese ラージャー
- ラージャー (rājā)Hindu prince
Korean 라자
- 라자 (raja)Hindu prince
Latvian radža
- radžaHindu prince
Lithuanian radža
- radžaHindu prince
Malay raja
- rajaHindu prince
Norwegian Bokmål raja
- rajaHindu prince
Polish radża
- radżaHindu prince
Portuguese rajá
- rajáHindu prince
Punjabi ਰਾਜਾ, راجا
- ਰਾਜਾ (rājā)Hindu prince
- راجا (rājā)Hindu prince
Romanian rajah
- rajahHindu prince
Russian ра́джа, раджа́
- ра́джа (rádža)Hindu prince
- раджа́ (radžá)Hindu prince
Slovak radža
- radžaHindu prince
Spanish rajá
- rajáHindu prince
Swedish raja, radja
- rajaHindu prince
- radjaHindu prince
Tagalog raha, raja
- rahaHindu prince
- rajaHindu prince
Tamil ராஜா, ராஜன்
- ராஜா (rājā)Hindu prince
- ராஜன் (rājaṉ)Hindu prince
Thai ราชา
- ราชา (raa-chaa)Hindu prince
Turkish raja
- rajaHindu prince
Ukrainian раджа́
- раджа́ (radžá)Hindu prince
Urdu راجا
- راجا (rājā)Hindu prince
Yiddish ראַדזשאַ
- ראַדזשאַ (radzha)Hindu prince
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with rajah
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Cite this entry
APA
rajah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rajah
MLA
“rajah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rajah. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rajah,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rajah.
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