From Hindi राजा ( rājā ) , from Sanskrit राजन् ( rājan ) .
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From Old Javanese rāja ( “ king, sovereign, chief ” ) , from Sanskrit राज ( rāja , “ king ” ) .
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Borrowed from Spanish rajá and French radjah , from Hindi राजा ( rājā ) , from Sanskrit राजन् ( rājan ) .
Cognate with Malay raja from jawi script راج
Inherited from Spanish rajar ( “ to split ” ) .
Either from Old East Slavic краи ( krai ) , or a newer loan from Russian край ( kraj ) .
Borrowed from Old East Slavic краи ( krai ) (genitive краꙗ ( kraja ) , compare Russian край ( kraj ) ), from Proto-Slavic * krajь . The same word was also borrowed into other Finnic languages, such as Estonian raja , Ingrian raja , Karelian raja , Ludian raja , Votic raja .
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Raja — American Heritage Dictionary and Word History
American Heritage Dictionary Editors / 2022
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Raja — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use
Merriam-Webster Editors / 2026
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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary: rājan and rāja
Monier Monier-Williams / 1899
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