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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀬 (rāya), from Sanskrit राजा (rā́jā, “king”).
𑘨𑘰𑘊 (rāe) m (Devanagari राए)
- a king
- protector
- an honorific suffix added to a male personal name
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “राए”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan