raja
part of speech
noun (a raja, rajas; also spelled rajah)
meaning for a pupil
1) A king or prince in India or other parts of South and Southeast Asia in the past. tree →
2) A title of honour for an Indian ruler or nobleman. tree →
sense in the lessons
Comes from Sanskrit «rājan», king; it is related to «Raj», the name for British rule in India (1858–1947), and «maharaja», great king. In old stories and adventure books a raja lives in a palace with elephants and jewels; such pictures are often made up or exaggerated. In history lessons rajas ruled many small Indian states under the British. Phrases: «the Raja of …», «maharaja», «rani» (a raja's wife or a queen).
examples
- The raja rode through the city on a painted elephant. tree →
- Many small kingdoms in India were ruled by a raja. tree →
- The raja's palace had marble halls and gardens with fountains. tree →
- In the old story, a poor boy brought the raja a clever gift. tree →
- The rani was the raja's wife. tree →
- Our history book showed a photo of a raja meeting British officers. tree →
- I am a great Raja's son. tree →
note
Countable: a raja, rajas. Two spellings, «raja» and «rajah», both correct. Raja is also a person's name in South Asia; then it is «(a name)». Not to be confused with «Raj» (British rule of India).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «raja» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.