raja

Noun

raja (plural rajas)

1. Alternative spelling of rajah

Anagrams

• Ajar, ajar

Noun

raja m (plural raja's, diminutive rajaatje n)

1. (rare) Alternative form of radja

Anagrams

• jaar

Etymology

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

Noun

raja (genitive raja, partitive raja)

1. border

Etymology

From a Slavic language, compare kraj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɑjɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
• Hyphenation: ra‧ja

Noun

raja

1. (geographically) boundary (line), border(line), frontier; a (city) limit; a (county) line
2. (socially; mentally) limit, bound, confine
3. (sports) line

Anagrams

• Arja

Etymology

From Malay raja, from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.

Noun

raja

1. king
2. (chess) king
3. (card games) king

Noun

raja

1. border
2. boundary

Noun

raja

1. rim
2. border

Noun

raja f (4th declension)

1. ray, stingray (fish with a flat body and a pointed tail (superorder Batoidea))

Alternative forms

• راج‎

Etymology

From Sanskrit राजन् (rājan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /rad͡ʒə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /rad͡ʒa/
• Rhymes: -ad͡ʒə, -d͡ʒə, -ə

Noun

raja (Jawi spelling راج, plural raja-raja)

1. king (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation)
2. (chess) king (a playing piece in chess)

See also

Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur (buah + catur), بواه چاتور‎ (بواه + چاتور‎) (layout · text)
raja, راج‎	menteri منتري‎	tir, benteng تير‎, بينتيڠ‎	gajah, ݢاجه‎	kuda, کودا‎	bidak, piadak, pion بيدق‎ڤيادق‎, ڤيون‎

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rǎːja/
• Hyphenation: ra‧ja

Noun

rája f (Cyrillic spelling ра́ја)

1. (historical, collectively) commoners, rayah
2. (slang, collectively) a band, group, notably of friends
3. (slang, collectively) a crowd

Etymology

From rajar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraxa/

Noun

raja f (plural rajas)

1. A slit, crack, gash
2. A slice (of melon, watermelon, lemon, sausage)
3. splinter (of wood)
4. (vulgar, slang) A cunt
5. (vulgar) ass (buttocks)

Verb

raja

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of rajar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of rajar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of rajar.