রাজ্য

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit राज्य (rājya, “kingdom, country, realm”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃róǵ-yo-s (“that which is to be governed or ruled”), from *h₃reǵ- (“to rule, govern, to straighten”).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /radʒːo/, [ˈradʒːoˑ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɹadʑːo/, [ɹadʑːoˑ]

Noun

রাজ্য • (rajjo)

A state.
পশ্চিমবঙ্গ ভারতের একটি রাজ্য।
Pôścimbôṅgô Bharôter ekṭi rajjô.
West Bengal is a state of India.
A kingdom.

Derived terms

যুক্তরাজ্য (juktorajjo, “the United Kingdom”)

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