ราช

râatnoun

king

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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented

1n.

kinglexitron

2n.

monarch; royal; sovereignlexitron

3adj.

royalwiktionary

4n.

king: male monarch or sovereignwiktionary

5n.

chief, lord, master, especially male one(formal)wiktionary

Built from

From Old Khmer រាជ (rāja), រាជ្ជ (rājja), រាច (rāca), រជ (raja, “king, prince, paramount chief; royal, sovereign, paramount”), from Sanskrit राज (rāja, “idem”) or Pali rāja (“idem”). Cognate with Modern Khmer រាជ (riəc).

Words built from it

ราช inside longer words

ราชโองการRoyal command ราชรถRoyal chariot ราชสมบัติKingship ― (literally) Royal property นาคราชKing of serpents มหาราชHigh king สังฆราชHigh priest; patriarch ― (literally) Chief of monastic order

A note on usage

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