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Rajah

//ˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Hindu prince or ruler in India.
  2. 2
    a prince or king in India wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Charaxes.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi राजा (rājā) and Urdu راجا (rājā), 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”). Doublet of Rex, rex, and roy.

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