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raja.

king, male monarch

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈrad͡ʒa/Standard-Indonesian[ˈra.d͡ʒa]Standard-Indonesian
  1. king, male monarch

  2. king; the principal chess piece

  3. king; a playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit

  4. general; a xiangqi piece that is moved one point orthogonally and confined within the palace

Where this word comes from

From Malay raja, from Old Malay raja, 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”). Displaced native words datu (“king”) and datuk (“king, grandfather”). whence Indonesian ratu.

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