రాజు

Telugu

/raːdʒu/

noun
Definitions
  • king
  • The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate.
  • (card games) A playing card with the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.

Etymology

Borrowed 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 *h₃rḗǵeh₂.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃rḗǵeh₂

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