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raññā

rāja

masc instr sg of rāja (noun); masc abl sg of rāja (noun)

1. raññā (masc): with a king; by the king
2. rāja (masc): king; sovereign; lord; ruler
3. 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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