rajah
A Hindu prince or ruler in IndiaA Hindu prince or ruler in India.
» The rajah's wisdom was widely known.
Meaning
2 sensesA Hindu prince or ruler in India.
Raja, Radscha, Radja
ра́джаrádža, раджа́radžá
раджа́radžá
a prince or king in India
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Charaxes.
Examples
5 sentencesThe rajah's wisdom was widely known.
The rajah ruled his land with strictness but also wisdom.
After a long reign, the rajah abdicated in favor of his son.
ruПосле долгого правления раджа отрёкся от престола в пользу сына.
deNach einer langen Regierungszeit dankte der Radscha zugunsten seines Sohnes ab.
When the rajah got mad, even the tigers in the garden seemed to be frightened.
These two little jackals were so frightened that they ran here, there and everywhere, trying to get away from that Rajah Lion.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Hindi राजा (rājā) and Urdu راجا (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, pBorrowed 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.
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