noun
rajah
RAH-juh
noun
1
A Hindu prince, king, or ruler in India or Southeast Asia.
"The old palace once belonged to a local rajah."
How to Use Rajah
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA traditional Indian or Southeast Asian ruler or prince.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
a local rajah
the rajah's palace
Word Forms
rajahs plural
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Etymology
From Hindi/Urdu rājā, from Sanskrit rājan ("king"), from the same ancient root as the Latin rex — making it a distant cousin of "royal" and "regal".