Rai

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rai"

English

Etymology 1

Indian/Hindi surname, from a personal name based on the noun राजा (rājā, “king”).

Proper noun

Rai

  1. A surname from India found among people from northern India and coastal Karnataka.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Rai

  1. Alternative form of Ray (“a region and satrapy in ancient Iran located between the Alborz and Zagros mountain ranges and the Dasht-e Kavir desert”)

Noun

Rai pl (plural only)

  1. An ancient indigenous ethnolinguistic group of Nepal.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Rai is the 6,481st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5,295 individuals. Rai is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (89.99%) individuals.

Anagrams

Italian

Alternative forms

  • RAI (prior to 2000)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraj/
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Hyphenation: Rài

Proper noun

Rai f

  1. the Italian state radio and television broadcaster

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

Rai

  1. Rōmaji transcription of らい
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