RAJAH
What does "RAJAH" mean?
An Indian or Southeast Asian king, prince, or ruling chief.
Meanings
- A king or princely ruler in India or neighboring regions. The rajah held court beneath a canopy of embroidered silk.
- A minor chief or noble holding a hereditary title in South Asia. Each rajah governed his own district under the larger empire. historical
Did you know?
- 'Rajah' is a distant cousin of the Latin 'rex' (king) and the English word 'regal': all three trace back to a single Indo-European root meaning to rule in a straight line, the same root behind 'right' and 'regulate'.
Word origin
From Sanskrit 'raja', meaning king, which shares a common Indo-European root with Latin 'rex' and the verb 'regere' (to rule).
Remember it
RAJAH hides RAJ - the same root as 'regal' and 'rex' - a king's word across half the world's languages.
A little poem
One ancient root for those who rule-
rex, regal, raja, all the same throne,
drawn straight as the line a king must hold.
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What it teaches
Power wears a thousand names but keeps one root - every word for 'king' descends from the wish to draw a straight line.
Quick facts
What does RAJAH mean?
An Indian or Southeast Asian king, prince, or ruling chief.
Is RAJAH a valid word?
Yes — RAJAH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is RAJAH?
RAJAH has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does RAJAH come from?
From Sanskrit 'raja', meaning king, which shares a common Indo-European root with Latin 'rex' and the verb 'regere' (to rule).
What can RAJAH teach us?
Power wears a thousand names but keeps one root - every word for 'king' descends from the wish to draw a straight line.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.