beraja

Indonesian

Etymology 1

ber- +‎ raja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəˈrad͡ʒa]
• Hyphenation: bê‧ra‧ja

Verb

beraja

1. to be a king
2. to have a king

   Untuk sementara, kerajaan itu tidak beraja.

   For a while, that kingdom has no king.

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit विराज (virāja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəˈrad͡ʒa]
• Hyphenation: bê‧ra‧ja

Noun

beraja (plural beraja-beraja)

1. shooting star, falling star, meteor.

   Synonym: meteor

Further reading

• “beraja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.