Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rajah

/ˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: ra-jah
IPA: /ˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Hindu prince or ruler in India.

noun

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Charaxes.

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₃reǵ-, راجا, राजन्, *Hrā́ȷ́ā, *h₃rḗǵ-ō

Inflected Forms

rajahs (plural) raja (alternative)

Derived Forms

rajahdom rajahship

Frequently Paired Words

maharaja raj rajbari Rajput rani

Synonyms

raja

Homonyms

raja

Rhymes With

raja maharaja gaja

Questions

How do you pronounce rajah?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/.
What does rajah mean?: A Hindu prince or ruler in India.
Where does rajah come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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