# raja
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/, /ˈɹɑː.ʒə/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːd͡ʒə, -ɑːʒə

### Noun

raja (plural rajas)
* Alternative spelling of rajah

### Anagrams

* Ajar, ajar

## Atong (India)
### Etymology

From Hindi राजा (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rad͡ʑa/

### Noun

raja (Bengali script রাজা)
* king

### References

* van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

## Balinese
### Romanization

raja
* Romanization of ᬭᬚ
* Romanization of ᬭᬵᬚ

## Basque
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rajá and French radjah, from Hindi राजा (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Southern) /raxa/, [ra.xa]
* IPA: (Northern) /raja/, [ra.ja]

### Noun

raja anim
* rajah

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “raja”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
* “raja”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Brunei Malay
### Etymology

Cognate with Malay raja from jawi script راج

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ra.d͡ʒa/

### Noun

raja
* king

#### Coordinate terms

* (monarch):
** maharaja (“emperor”)
** permaisuri (“empress”)
** puteri (“princess”)
** pangiran, putera (“prince”)
** raja isteri (“queen consort”)
** ratu (“reigning queen”)
** sultan

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈra.ʒə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈra.d͡ʒa]

### Verb

raja
* inflection of rajar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Dutch
### Noun

raja m (plural raja's, diminutive rajaatje n)
* (rare) Alternative form of radja

### Anagrams

* jaar

## Estonian
### Etymology 1

Either from Old East Slavic краи (krai), or a newer loan from Russian край (kraj).

#### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ɑjɑ

#### Noun

raja (genitive raja, partitive raja)
* border

##### Declension
### Etymology 2
#### Noun

raja
* genitive singular of rada

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɑjɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝jɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
* Hyphenation: ra‧ja

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old East Slavic краи (krai), from Proto-Slavic *krajь. The same word was also borrowed into other Finnic languages, such as Estonian raja, Ingrian raja, Karelian raja, Ludian raja, Votic raja.

#### Noun

raja
* border, boundary, limit, line (line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions)
    maan rajat ― country borders
    kaupungin rajat ― city limits
* limit, bound, confine (any other kind of restriction when likened to those bounding a geographical region, e.g. when a value must stay within a range)
* line (exterior limit of a figure)
* (sports) line (any line on the playfield which acts as a boundary or border within certain rules)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of raja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rajani
rajani
accusative
nom.
rajani
rajani
gen.
rajani
genitive
rajani
rajojeni rajaini $^{rare}$
partitive
rajaani
rajojani
inessive
rajassani
rajoissani
elative
rajastani
rajoistani
illative
rajaani
rajoihini
adessive
rajallani
rajoillani
ablative
rajaltani
rajoiltani
allative
rajalleni
rajoilleni
essive
rajanani
rajoinani
translative
rajakseni
rajoikseni
abessive
rajattani
rajoittani
instructive
comitative
—rajoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rajasi
rajasi
accusative
nom.
rajasi
rajasi
gen.
rajasi
genitive
rajasi
rajojesi rajaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
rajaasi
rajojasi
inessive
rajassasi
rajoissasi
elative
rajastasi
rajoistasi
illative
rajaasi
rajoihisi
adessive
rajallasi
rajoillasi
ablative
rajaltasi
rajoiltasi
allative
rajallesi
rajoillesi
essive
rajanasi
rajoinasi
translative
rajaksesi
rajoiksesi
abessive
rajattasi
rajoittasi
instructive
comitative
—rajoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rajamme
rajamme
accusative
nom.
rajamme
rajamme
gen.
rajamme
genitive
rajamme
rajojemme rajaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
rajaamme
rajojamme
inessive
rajassamme
rajoissamme
elative
rajastamme
rajoistamme
illative
rajaamme
rajoihimme
adessive
rajallamme
rajoillamme
ablative
rajaltamme
rajoiltamme
allative
rajallemme
rajoillemme
essive
rajanamme
rajoinamme
translative
rajaksemme
rajoiksemme
abessive
rajattamme
rajoittamme
instructive
comitative
—rajoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rajanne
rajanne
accusative
nom.
rajanne
rajanne
gen.
rajanne
genitive
rajanne
rajojenne rajainne $^{rare}$
partitive
rajaanne
rajojanne
inessive
rajassanne
rajoissanne
elative
rajastanne
rajoistanne
illative
rajaanne
rajoihinne
adessive
rajallanne
rajoillanne
ablative
rajaltanne
rajoiltanne
allative
rajallenne
rajoillenne
essive
rajananne
rajoinanne
translative
rajaksenne
rajoiksenne
abessive
rajattanne
rajoittanne
instructive
comitative
—rajoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rajansa
rajansa
accusative
nom.
rajansa
rajansa
gen.
rajansa
genitive
rajansa
rajojensa rajainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
rajaansa
rajojaan rajojansa
inessive
rajassaan rajassansa
rajoissaan rajoissansa
elative
rajastaan rajastansa
rajoistaan rajoistansa
illative
rajaansa
rajoihinsa
adessive
rajallaan rajallansa
rajoillaan rajoillansa
ablative
rajaltaan rajaltansa
rajoiltaan rajoiltansa
allative
rajalleen rajallensa
rajoilleen rajoillensa
essive
rajanaan rajanansa
rajoinaan rajoinansa
translative
rajakseen rajaksensa
rajoikseen rajoiksensa
abessive
rajattaan rajattansa
rajoittaan rajoittansa
instructive
comitative
—rajoineen rajoinensa :

##### Derived terms

* rajainen
* rajallinen
* rajaton
* rajakkain
* rajatuksin
* rajatusten
* rajaiset
* rajakki
* Rajala
* Rajanen
* rajata
* rajoittaa
* ahdasrajainen
* aikaraja
* alaraja
* alueraja
* aluevesiraja
* bikiniraja
* blokkiraja
* enimmäisraja
* eteläraja
* eturaja
* faasiraja
* haamuraja
* helleraja
* hiusraja
* hyppyraja
* ikäraja
* ionisaatioraja
* itäraja
* kaakkoisraja
* kalastusraja
* kannattavuusraja
* karsintaraja
* katonraja
* kenkäraja
* kenttäraja
* kieliraja
* kiinteistöraja
* kimmoraja
* kipuraja
* koillisraja
* kulttuuriraja
* kuolemanraja
* kuuloraja
* kyllästymisraja
* köyhyysraja
* lakkoraja
* lattianraja
* lounaisraja
* lumiraja
* luokkaraja
* luoteisraja
* luottoraja
* lämpörajakerros
* länsiraja
* lääninraja
* maaliraja
* maanraja
* maaraja
* meriraja
* metsänraja
* metsäraja
* murreraja
* myötöraja
* nälkäraja
* pilviraja
* pohjoisraja
* poikkeamaraja
* promilleraja
* puolueraja
* puuraja
* päivämääräraja
* päätyraja
* Raja-aho
* raja-aita
* raja-alue
* raja-arvo
* raja-asema
* raja-asukas
* raja-asutus
* rajageminaatio
* rajahakuinen
* Rajahalme
* rajaheitto
* rajahinta
* rajahyöty
* rajajoki
* rajajoukko
* rajajoukot
* Rajajärvi
* rajajääkäri
* rajakahakka
* rajakahdennus
* Rajakallio
* Rajakangas
* Raja-Karjala
* rajakauppa
* rajakaupunki
* rajakivi
* rajakohta
* rajakoira
* rajakomissaari
* rajakreivi
* rajakulma
* rajakustannus
* rajakylä
* rajakytkin
* rajalaatuinen
* Rajalahti
* Rajalampi
* rajaliikenne
* rajalinja
* rajaloukkaus
* rajamaa
* rajamerkki
* rajamies
* rajamitta
* Rajamäki
* rajamäärä
* rajanaapuri
* rajanaapurukset
* rajanhaltija
* Rajaniemi
* rajankäynti
* rajanopeus
* rajantakainen
* rajantarkistus
* rajanveto
* rajanylitys
* rajapaalu
* rajapakoinen
* rajapinta
* rajapuomi
* rajapyykki
* rajarauha
* rajariita
* Rajasalo
* rajaselkkaus
* rajaseutu
* rajasopimus
* rajasulku
* rajasuoja
* rajataajuus
* rajataistelu
* rajatapaus
* rajatarkastus
* rajatarkistus
* rajatiede
* rajatieto
* rajatila
* rajatulkki
* rajatulo
* rajatuotto
* rajavaltuutettu
* rajavalvonta
* rajavartija
* rajavartio
* rajavartiolaitos
* rajavartiosto
* rajavero
* rajavesistö
* rajaviiva
* rajaviranomainen
* rajavyöhyke
* rajavälikohtaus
* ripsiraja
* riskiraja
* routaraja
* rusketusraja
* saldoraja
* sananraja
* sanaraja
* selvärajainen
* sietoraja
* sisäraja
* sivuraja
* susiraja
* syöttöraja
* säätyraja
* taivaanraja
* takaraja
* tarkkarajainen
* tavunraja
* tavuraja
* tilusraja
* toleranssiraja
* toteamisraja
* tukanraja
* tulliraja
* tuloraja
* tulvaraja
* ulkoraja
* vaihteluraja
* valtakunnanraja
* valtionraja
* vedenraja
* vesiraja
* viiteraja
* viljelyraja
* virheraja
* vyöhykeraja
* vähimmäisraja
* yleisöraja
* yläraja
* ääriraja

#### Further reading

* “1. raja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *raja (“worn out object”).

#### Noun

raja
* (especially in compounds, otherwise dialectal) a worn out object, something worn

##### Declension

Possessive forms of raja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rajani
rajani
accusative
nom.
rajani
rajani
gen.
rajani
genitive
rajani
rajojeni rajaini $^{rare}$
partitive
rajaani
rajojani
inessive
rajassani
rajoissani
elative
rajastani
rajoistani
illative
rajaani
rajoihini
adessive
rajallani
rajoillani
ablative
rajaltani
rajoiltani
allative
rajalleni
rajoilleni
essive
rajanani
rajoinani
translative
rajakseni
rajoikseni
abessive
rajattani
rajoittani
instructive
comitative
—rajoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rajasi
rajasi
accusative
nom.
rajasi
rajasi
gen.
rajasi
genitive
rajasi
rajojesi rajaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
rajaasi
rajojasi
inessive
rajassasi
rajoissasi
elative
rajastasi
rajoistasi
illative
rajaasi
rajoihisi
adessive
rajallasi
rajoillasi
ablative
rajaltasi
rajoiltasi
allative
rajallesi
rajoillesi
essive
rajanasi
rajoinasi
translative
rajaksesi
rajoiksesi
abessive
rajattasi
rajoittasi
instructive
comitative
—rajoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rajamme
rajamme
accusative
nom.
rajamme
rajamme
gen.
rajamme
genitive
rajamme
rajojemme rajaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
rajaamme
rajojamme
inessive
rajassamme
rajoissamme
elative
rajastamme
rajoistamme
illative
rajaamme
rajoihimme
adessive
rajallamme
rajoillamme
ablative
rajaltamme
rajoiltamme
allative
rajallemme
rajoillemme
essive
rajanamme
rajoinamme
translative
rajaksemme
rajoiksemme
abessive
rajattamme
rajoittamme
instructive
comitative
—rajoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rajanne
rajanne
accusative
nom.
rajanne
rajanne
gen.
rajanne
genitive
rajanne
rajojenne rajainne $^{rare}$
partitive
rajaanne
rajojanne
inessive
rajassanne
rajoissanne
elative
rajastanne
rajoistanne
illative
rajaanne
rajoihinne
adessive
rajallanne
rajoillanne
ablative
rajaltanne
rajoiltanne
allative
rajallenne
rajoillenne
essive
rajananne
rajoinanne
translative
rajaksenne
rajoiksenne
abessive
rajattanne
rajoittanne
instructive
comitative
—rajoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rajansa
rajansa
accusative
nom.
rajansa
rajansa
gen.
rajansa
genitive
rajansa
rajojensa rajainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
rajaansa
rajojaan rajojansa
inessive
rajassaan rajassansa
rajoissaan rajoissansa
elative
rajastaan rajastansa
rajoistaan rajoistansa
illative
rajaansa
rajoihinsa
adessive
rajallaan rajallansa
rajoillaan rajoillansa
ablative
rajaltaan rajaltansa
rajoiltaan rajoiltansa
allative
rajalleen rajallensa
rajoilleen rajoillensa
essive
rajanaan rajanansa
rajoinaan rajoinansa
translative
rajakseen rajaksensa
rajoikseen rajoiksensa
abessive
rajattaan rajattansa
rajoittaan rajoittansa
instructive
comitative
—rajoineen rajoinensa :

##### Derived terms

* kenkäraja

#### Further reading

* “2. raja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Anagrams

* Arja

## Iban
### Etymology

From Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, prince”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ra.d͡ʒa/

### Noun

raja
* king

## Indonesian
### Etymology 1

From Malay raja, from Classical Malay raja, 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”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrad͡ʒa/
* Rhymes: -d͡ʒa, -a
* Hyphenation: ra‧ja

#### Noun

raja (plural)
* king:
** a male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it's an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation
** (chess) the principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top
** (card games) a playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit
* (xiangqi) general: a xiangqi piece that is moved one point orthogonally and confined within the palace
    Synonym: jendral

##### Alternative forms

* radja (1901–1947, 1947–1972)

##### Synonyms

* aji
* datu (archaic)

##### Coordinate terms

* (monarch):
** ratu (“queen”)
** permaisuri (“empress”)
** putri (“princess”)
** pangeran (“prince”)
** sultan, bupati, kaisar (“emperor”)

##### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* beraja [stative / habitual] (beR-)
* meraja [agent focus] (meN-)
* merajai [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
* merajakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
* kerajaan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
* raja brana
* raja buah
* raja hutan
* raja jenang
* raja laut
* raja muda
* raja rimba
* raja sehari
* raja udang

##### Related terms

* adiraja
* remaja

#### See also

Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text) :
| raja | menteri, patih, ratu, ster | benteng | gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur | kuda | bidak, pion, prajurit |
Xiangqi pieces in Indonesian (see also: catur gajah, catur cina) (layout · text) :
| raja, jendral | menteri, penasihat | gajah, menteri | kuda | benteng | meriam | pion, bidak, prajurit |

### Etymology 2
#### Adjective

raja
* Superseded spelling of raya. (van Ophuijsen (1901-1947), Republik/Soewandi (1947-1967))
    Asia Radja ― Greater Asia

### Further reading

* “raja” 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.

## Ingrian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic краи (krai). Cognates include Finnish raja and Estonian raja.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈrɑjɑ/, [ˈrɑjɑ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈrɑjɑ/, [ˈrɑjɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
* Hyphenation: ra‧ja

### Noun

raja
* border
    Meijen kylä ono Viron rajal. ― Our village is on the border with Estonia.

#### Derived terms

* rajakivi
* rajal
* rajapatsas
* rajata
* taivaanraja

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 463

## Javanese
### Romanization

raja
* Romanization of ꦫꦗ

## Karelian
### Noun

raja
* rim
* border

## Latvian
### Pronunciation

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### Noun

raja f (4th declension)
* ray, stingray (fish with a flat body and a pointed tail (superorder Batoidea))

#### Declension
## Maguindanao
### Alternative forms

* lagia, lagya
* ragya

### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay raja.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA: /ˈɾad͡ʒa/ [ˈɽa.d͡ʒʌ]
* Rhymes: -ad͡ʒa
* Syllabification: ra‧ja

### Noun

raja
* chief
* king

#### Derived terms

* rajabay (“queen”)

#### See also

* datu

## Malay
### Etymology

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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ra.d͡ʒa]
** (Johor-Riau) IPA: [ra.d͡ʒə]
* Rhymes: -d͡ʒa, -a
* Hyphenation: ra‧ja

### Noun

raja (Jawi spelling راج, plural raja-raja, informal 1st possessive rajaku, 2nd possessive rajamu, 3rd possessive rajanya)
* A king; a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation.
    Synonyms: sultan, syah, datu (archaic), ratu (obsolete)
* A monarch.
* (archaic, informal) A ruler; the person, body, or force currently in power.
* A tycoon; someone who possesses significant influence in a certain area or field.
* (card games) A playing card with the letter 'K' and an image of a king on it.
* (sports) The king piece in chess.
* A title found in the names of some people of royal descent.

#### Coordinate terms

* (monarch):
** permaisuri, ratu (“queen”)
** puteri (“princess”)
** putera, pangeran (“prince”)
** kaisar, maharaja (“emperor”)

#### Affixations

* beraja
* beraja-raja
* berajakan (“to have as king”)
* berkerajaan
* kerajaan (“government”)
* meraja
* rajai (“to rule over”)
* rajakan (“to make king”)

#### Compounds

* raja agas
* raja badar
* raja berpelembagaan (“constitutional monarch”)
* raja besar
* raja bola
* raja cacing
* raja diraja
* raja jejenang
* raja jenang
* raja kecil
* raja kecil besar
* raja kecil muda
* raja laut
* raja muda
* raja penomah
* raja permaisuri
* raja Permaisuri Agong
* raja putih
* raja sari
* raja sehari
* raja singa
* raja wang
* si raja diraja

#### See also

Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur بواه چاتور (layout · text) :
| raja, syah راج, شاه | bendahara, menteri, permaisuri, ratu بنداهارا, منتري, ڤرمايسوري, راتو | benteng, tir بينتيڠ, تير | gajah ݢاجه | kuda کودا | bidak, piadah, pion بيدق, ڤياده, ڤيون |

### References

* Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, pages 153-154

### Further reading

* “raja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

Borrowed from English rajah, from Hindi राजा (rājā) and Urdu راجا (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, prince”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”). Doublet of rex.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɑɪ̯.jɑ/, /ˈrɑd.ʃɑ/

### Noun

raja m (definite singular rajaen, indefinite plural rajaer, definite plural rajaene)
* a rajah

### References

* “raja” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

Borrowed from English rajah, from Hindi राजा (rājā) and Urdu راجا (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, prince”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”). Doublet of rex.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɑɪ̯.jɑ/, /ˈrɑd.ʃɑ/

### Noun

raja m (definite singular rajaen, indefinite plural rajaer or rajaar, definite plural rajaene or rajaane)
* a rajah

### References

* “raja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀭𑀚 (Brahmi script)
* रज (Devanagari script)
* রজ (Bengali script)
* රජ (Sinhalese script)
* ရဇ or ရၹ (Burmese script)
* รช or ระชะ (Thai script)
* ᩁᨩ (Tai Tham script)
* ຣຊ or ຣະຊະ (Lao script)
* រជ (Khmer script)
* 𑄢𑄎 (Chakma script)

### Noun

raja
* vocative singular of rajas (“dust”)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish رعایا (re'aya), from Arabic رَعَايَا (raʕāyā), plural of رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rǎːja/
* Hyphenation: ra‧ja

### Noun

rája f (Cyrillic spelling ра́ја)
* (historical, collectively) commoners, rayah
* (slang, collectively) a band, group, notably of friends
* (slang, collectively) a crowd

#### Declension
## Silesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Reihe.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈra.ja/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aja
* Syllabification: ra‧ja

### Noun

raja f
* queue

### Further reading

* raja in silling.org

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈraxa/ [ˈra.xa]
* Rhymes: -axa
* Syllabification: ra‧ja

### Etymology 1

Deverbal from rajar.

#### Noun

raja f (plural rajas)
* a slit, crack, gash
* a slice (of melon, watermelon, lemon, sausage)
* splinter (of wood)
* (vulgar, slang) a cunt
* (vulgar) ass (buttocks), anus

##### Derived terms

* rajita

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

raja
* inflection of rajar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “raja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tausug
### Etymology

Compare Malay raja.

### Pronunciation

* (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA: /ɾad͡ʒa/ [ɾaˈd͡ʒa]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: ra‧ja

### Noun

raja (Sulat Sūg spelling رَجَ)
* king

## Votic
### Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic краи (krai).

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈrɑjɑ/, [ˈrɑʝɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
* Hyphenation: ra‧ja

### Noun

raja
* border
* limit
* boundary

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “raja”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn