"Raj" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ɹɑːd͡ʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹɑːʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation] (note: hyperforeign), /ɹɑd͡ʒ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Raj.wav Forms: Rajs [plural], Rajes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːd͡ʒ Etymology: Proprialisation of raj (“(India) reign, rule”, noun), borrowed from Hindustani राज / راج (rāj, “reign, rule; empire, kingdom; country, state; royalty”), from Sanskrit राज्य (rājyá, “empire, kingdom, realm; kingship, royalty, sovereignty; country”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to right or straighten oneself; to govern, rule; just; right”). Doublet of Reich. Etymology templates: {{der|en|inc-hnd}} Hindustani, {{der|en|sa|राज्य|t=empire, kingdom, realm; kingship, royalty, sovereignty; country|tr=rājyá}} Sanskrit राज्य (rājyá, “empire, kingdom, realm; kingship, royalty, sovereignty; country”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-|t=to right or straighten oneself; to govern, rule; just; right}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to right or straighten oneself; to govern, rule; just; right”), {{doublet|en|Reich}} Doublet of Reich Head templates: {{en-prop|~|s|es}} Raj (countable and uncountable, plural Rajs or Rajes), {{tlb|en|historical}} (historical)
  1. Short for British Raj; the period of colonial rule of the Indian subcontinent by the British Empire between 1858 and 1947. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, historical, uncountable Alternative form of: British Raj (extra: the period of colonial rule of the Indian subcontinent by the British Empire between 1858 and 1947) Synonyms: British India Translations (period of colonial rule of the Indian subcontinent by the British Empire — see also British Raj): राज (rāj) [masculine] (Hindi)
    Sense id: en-Raj-en-name-P0ypV9eb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hindi translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 16 3 11 6 15 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 11 3 9 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 16 5 9 4 15 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 16 5 8 3 14 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 47 14 8 29 2 Disambiguation of 'period of colonial rule of the Indian subcontinent by the British Empire — see also British Raj': 79 16 1 4
  2. (proscribed) The whole period of British influence or rule in the Indian subcontinent from the 1600s to 1947. Tags: countable, historical, proscribed, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Raj-en-name-S4JW73a4
  3. A surname. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Raj-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  4. A male given name. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Raj-en-name-yDfLNrGi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ɹɑːd͡ʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹɑːʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation] (note: hyperforeign), /ɹɑd͡ʒ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Raj.wav
Rhymes: -ɑːd͡ʒ Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Raj
  1. (India, journalism) Abbreviation of Rajasthan. Tags: India, abbreviation, alt-of, historical Alternative form of: Rajasthan Categories (topical): Mass media
    Sense id: en-Raj-en-name-VPlDbSnp Categories (other): Indian English Topics: journalism, media
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ɹɑːd͡ʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹɑːʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation] (note: hyperforeign), /ɹɑd͡ʒ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Raj.wav Forms: Rajs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːd͡ʒ Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Raj (plural Rajs)
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Rajiv. Tags: historical Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Raj-en-name-~m91CKY9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɹɑːd͡ʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹɑːʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation] (note: hyperforeign), /ɹɑd͡ʒ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Raj.wav Forms: Rajes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːd͡ʒ Etymology: Proprialisation of raj (“(India) reign, rule”, noun), borrowed from Hindustani राज / راج (rāj, “reign, rule; empire, kingdom; country, state; royalty”), from Sanskrit राज्य (rājyá, “empire, kingdom, realm; kingship, royalty, sovereignty; country”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to right or straighten oneself; to govern, rule; just; right”). Doublet of Reich. Etymology templates: {{der|en|inc-hnd}} Hindustani, {{der|en|sa|राज्य|t=empire, kingdom, realm; kingship, royalty, sovereignty; country|tr=rājyá}} Sanskrit राज्य (rājyá, “empire, kingdom, realm; kingship, royalty, sovereignty; country”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-|t=to right or straighten oneself; to govern, rule; just; right}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to right or straighten oneself; to govern, rule; just; right”), {{doublet|en|Reich}} Doublet of Reich Head templates: {{en-noun|es}} Raj (plural Rajes)
  1. (by extension from the proper noun) A system of government where authority is exercised by a specific group. Tags: broadly, historical Translations (system of government where authority is exercised by a specific group): राज (rāj) [masculine] (Hindi)
    Sense id: en-Raj-en-noun-mySL3Z2O
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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