ꦫꦗꦃ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.d͡ʒah/
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒah
• Hyphenation: ra‧jah

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese rajah (“lines and figures”).

Noun

ꦫꦗꦃ (rajah)

1. magical drawing
2. lines on the palm of the hand
3. tattoo

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese rajah (“passion, emotion, affection”), from Sanskrit रज (raja, “passion, emotion, affection”).

Noun

ꦫꦗꦃ (rajah)

1. (archaic, literary) lust, passion

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “rajah”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN