રાજા
Gujarati
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राजा (rājā), the nominative singular of राजन् (rājan). Doublet of રાય (rāya) and રાવ (rāv).
- The chess sense is a semantic loan from Classical Persian شاه (šāh).
- The card sense is a semantic loan from English king.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɾɑ.d͡ʒɑ/
Declension
| Declension of રાજા | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | રાજા (rājā) | રાજાઓ (rājāo) |
| oblique | રાજા (rājā) | રાજાઓ (rājāo) |
| vocative | રાજા (rājā) | રાજાઓ (rājāo) |
| instrumental | રાજાએ (rājāe) | રાજાઓએ (rājāoe) |
| locative | રાજાએ (rājāe) | રાજાઓએ (rājāoe) |
Synonyms
- (king, chess): બાદશાહ (bādśāh)
Descendants
- → Vaghri: રાજા (rājā)
Vaghri
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