Rajah

Tagalog

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English rajah, with the pronunciation of the ⟨j⟩ influenced by Spanish /x/, corresponding to Tagalog /h/.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɾaha/ [ˈɾaː.hɐ] (Spanish influenced)
    • Rhymes: -aha
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɾad͡ʒa/ [ˈɾaː.d͡ʒɐ]
    • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈɾadja/ [ˈɾad̪.jɐ]
    • Rhymes: -ad͡ʒa, (no yod coalescence) -adja
• Syllabification: Ra‧jah

Noun

Rajah (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜑ or ᜇᜇ᜔ᜌ) (historical)

1. Alternative form of Raha

   Rajah Tupas ― Lord Tupas

See also

• (of a man): Panginoon, panginoon, poon; Datu, datu; Gat, gat; Konde, konde; Duke, duke; Lakan, lakan; Ladya, ladya; Raha, raha; Rajah, rajah; Hari, hari; Sultan, sultan; Emperador, emperador
• (of a woman): Dayang, dayang; Lakambini, lakambini; Kondesa, kondesa; Dukesa, dukesa; Reyna, reyna; Sultana, sultana