राजा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit राजा (rājā), nominative singular of राजन् (rājan). Doublet of राय (rāy), राणा (rāṇā), and राना (rānā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾɑː.d͡ʒɑː/, [ɾäː.d͡ʒäː]

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 or cards) king

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

Declension
Declension of राजा (masc unmarked ā-stem)
singular plural
direct राजा
rājā		 राजा
rājā
oblique राजा
rājā		 राजाओं
rājāõ
vocative राजा
rājā		 राजाओ
rājāo

See also
Chess pieces in Hindi · शतरंज के मोहरे (śatrañj ke mohre) (layout · text)
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राजा (rājā)
बादशाह (bādśāh)
शाह (śāh)		 रानी (rānī)
वज़ीर (vazīr)
मंत्री (mantrī)
बेगम (begam)
फ़रज़ी (farzī)		 हाथी (hāthī)
कश्ती (kaśtī)
रुख़ (rux)		 ऊँट (ū̃ṭ)
फ़ील (fīl)
पील (pīl)		 घोड़ा (ghoṛā) प्यादा (pyādā)
पैदल (paidal)
सिपाही (sipāhī)

References

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit राजा (rājā), nominative singular of राजन् (rājan). Doublet of राया (rāyā) and राव (rāv).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɾa.d͡ʑa/

Noun

राजा • (rājā) m

  1. king, monarch, sovereign, ruler
    जसा राजा, तशी प्रजा.
    jasā rājā, taśī prajā.
    Like the king, so are the subjects.
  2. (chess or cards) king

See also
Chess pieces in Marathi · बुद्धिबळातील सोंगट्या (buddhibḷātīl soṅgaṭyā) (layout · text)
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राजा (rājā) वजीर (vajīr),
राणी (rāṇī), मंत्री (mantrī)		 हत्ती (hattī) उंट (uṇṭa) घोडा (ghoḍā) प्यादे (pyāde)

Nepali

Pronunciation

Noun

राजा • (rājā)

  1. king, monarch, sovereign, ruler
  2. (chess) king

See also
Chess pieces in Nepali · बुद्धिचालको गोटीहरू (buddhicālko goṭīharū) (layout · text)
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राजा (rājā) मन्त्री (mantrī) हात्ती (hāttī) उँट (ũṭ) घोडा (ghoḍā) सिपाही (sipāhī)

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms

Noun

राजा (rājā)

  1. Devanagari script form of rājā, which is inflection of राजन्:
    1. nominative singular
    2. nominative/vocative plural (rājan, “king”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ৰাজা (Assamese script)
  • ᬭᬵᬚᬵ (Balinese script)
  • রাজা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰨𑰯𑰕𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • ရာဇာ (Burmese script)
  • રાજા (Gujarati script)
  • ਰਾਜਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • ꦫꦴꦗꦴ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂩𑂰𑂔𑂰 (Kaithi script)
  • ರಾಜಾ (Kannada script)
  • រាជា (Khmer script)
  • ຣາຊາ (Lao script)
  • രാജാ (Malayalam script)
  • ᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡯᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘨𑘰𑘕𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᠷᠠᢗᠽᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧈𑧑𑦵𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐬𑐵𑐖𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ରାଜା (Odia script)
  • ꢬꢵꢙꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆫𑆳𑆘𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖨𑖯𑖕𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • රාජා (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩼𑩛𑩣𑩛 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚤𑚭𑚑𑚭 (Takri script)
  • ராஜா (Tamil script)
  • రాజా (Telugu script)
  • ราชา (Thai script)
  • རཱ་ཛཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒩𑒰𑒖𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨫𑨊𑨥𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Noun

राजा • (rājā)

  1. nominative singular of राजन् (rājan)
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