# rajah
## English
### Alternative forms

* raja

### 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.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/, /ˈɹɑː.ʒə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (Philippines) IPA: /ˈɹaː.ha/
* Rhymes: -ɑːd͡ʒə, -ɑːʒə
* Hyphenation: ra‧jah

### Noun

rajah (plural rajahs)
* A Hindu prince or ruler in India.
* Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Charaxes.

#### Coordinate terms

* rani (“wife of a rajah”)

#### Related terms

* maharaja m
* raj
* rajbari
* Rajput

#### Translations
### Further reading

* raja on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Hajar

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi राजा (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 rey and its derived surnames.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɾad͡ʒa/ [ˈɾ̪a.d͡ʒɐ]
* IPA: /ˈɾaha/ [ˈɾ̪a.hɐ] (Spanish influence)
* Hyphenation: ra‧jah

### Noun

rájah (Badlit spelling ᜇᜇ᜔ᜌ)
* (historical) the ruler of the Indianized rajahnate polities of the Philippines, e.g. the Rajahnate of Cebu

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Malay rajah.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈrad͡ʒah/ [ˈra.d͡ʒah]
* Rhymes: -ad͡ʒah
* Syllabification: ra‧jah

### Noun

rajah (plural)
* amulet, talisman
    Synonyms: azimat, amulet, jimat
* palmar crease
    Synonyms: guratan tangan, retak tangan
* tattoo
    Synonyms: tato, cacah (uncommon), kirung (specifically on body)
* figure (image)
    Synonyms: bagan, gambar

#### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* merajah [agent focus] (meN-)

### Further reading

* “rajah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Javanese
### Romanization

rajah
* Romanization of ꦫꦗꦃ

## Malay
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrad͡ʒah/ [ˈra.d͡ʒah]
* Rhymes: -ad͡ʒah, -d͡ʒah, -ah
* Hyphenation: ra‧jah

### Noun

rajah (Jawi spelling راجه, plural rajah-rajah, informal 1st possessive rajahku, 2nd possessive rajahmu, 3rd possessive rajahnya)
* diagram; figure
* writings or sketchings used as a talisman

#### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* merajah [agent focus] (meN-)
* merajahkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
* gambar rajah

## Old Javanese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ra.d͡ʒah/
* Rhymes: -d͡ʒah
* Hyphenation: ra‧jah

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit रज (raja, “passion, emotion, affection”).

#### Noun

rajah
* lust, passion

##### Descendants

* > Javanese: ꦫꦗꦃ (rajah) (inherited)

### Etymology 2

Unknown

#### Noun

rajah
* line
* figure

##### Derived terms

* araja-rajah
* arajah
* raja-rajahan

##### Descendants

* > Javanese: ꦫꦗꦃ (rajah) (inherited)

### Further reading

* "rajah" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

## Portuguese
### Noun

rajah m (plural rajahs)
* Archaic spelling of rajá.

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French rajah.

### Noun

rajah m (plural rajahi)
* rajah