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rājā

rāja

masc nom sg of rāja (noun); masc voc sg of rāja (noun); masc nom pl of rāja (adj); fem nom sg of rāja (adj); …

1. rāja (masc): king; sovereign; lord; ruler
2. rāja (adj): royal
3. rājā (masc): king; sovereign; lord; ruler
4. rāji (aor): shone
5. rāja (masc): name of a daemon; lit. king

Etymology. √rāj + a; from √rāj 'rule, shine'; Sanskrit rājan [rāj]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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