Rajah

//ˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə// noun

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Definitions

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.

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rajarajarani

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"These two little jackals were so frightened that they ran here, there and everywhere, trying to get away from that Rajah Lion."

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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