ꦫꦗ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese rāja (“king, sovereign, chief”), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king, sovereign, prince, chief”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔ.d͡ʒɔ/
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒɔ
• Hyphenation: ra‧ja

Noun

ꦫꦗ (raja)

1. king

Derived terms

• ꦔꦿꦗ (ngraja)

 

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “raja”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN