राजा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ĵs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”). Doublet of राय (rāy), राणा (rāṇā), राना (rānā).

Noun

राजा • (rājā) m (Urdu spelling راجا‎)

  1. king, monarch, sovereign, ruler
    यथा राजा तथा प्रजा।
    yathā rājā tathā prajā.
    As is the king, so are his subjects.
  2. (chess) king

Usage notes

  • In compound words, राजा (rājā) takes the form of the prefix राज- (rāj-) or the suffix -राज (-rāj).

See also

Chess pieces in Hindi · शतरंज के मोहरे (śatrañj ke mohre) (layout · text)
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राजा (rājā) वज़ीर (vazīr) हाथी (hāthī) ऊँट (ū̃ṭ) घोड़ा (ghoṛā) प्यादा (pyādā)

References

  • Platts, John T. (1884), “राजा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.

Pali

Noun

राजा m

  1. Devanagari script form of rājā

Sanskrit

Noun

राजा • (rājā)

  1. nominative singular of राजन् (rājan)
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