Rajah

Tagalog

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English rajah, with the pronunciation of the ⟨j⟩ influenced by Spanish /x/, corresponding to Tagalog /h/.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɾaha/, [ˈɾa.hɐ]
Hyphenation: Ra‧jah

Noun

Rajah (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜑ)

(historical) Alternative spelling of Raha
Rajah Tupas ― Lord Tupas

See also

(of a man): Panginoon, panginoon, poon; Datu, datu; Gat, gat; Konde, konde; Duke, duke; Lakan, lakan; Ladya, ladya; Raha, raha; Rajah, rajah; Hari, hari; Sultan, sultan; Emperador, emperador
(of a woman): Dayang, dayang; Lakambini, lakambini; Kondesa, kondesa; Dukesa, dukesa; Reyna, reyna; Sultana, sultana

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