raja

Malay

/ra.d͡ʒə/, /ra.d͡ʒa/

noun
Definitions
  • king a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation
  • (chess) king a playing piece in chess

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit राजन् (king, prince, sovereign, chief) derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrā́ȷ́ā (king) derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ȷ́ā derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵ-ō.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃rḗǵ-ō

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