"Rai" meaning in English

See Rai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Indian/Hindi surname, from a personal name based on the noun राजा (rājā, “king”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|hi|-}} Hindi Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Rai
  1. A surname from India found among people from northern India and coastal Karnataka.
    Sense id: en-Rai-en-name-PsEfMNk0 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 94 6

Noun

Etymology: Indian/Hindi surname, from a personal name based on the noun राजा (rājā, “king”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|hi|-}} Hindi Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Rai pl (plural only)
  1. An ancient indigenous ethnolinguistic group of Nepal. Tags: plural, plural-only
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