𑀭𑀸𑀬
Prakrit
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit राजा (rā́jā).
Noun
𑀭𑀸𑀬 (rāya) m (Devanagari राय)
- a king
Descendants
- Eastern:
- Central:
- Northwestern:
- Southern:
- Western:
- → Kannada: ರಾಯ (rāya)
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “rā́jan”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 618