King in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “king” in Hindi is राजा, pronounced Ishu — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
(chess) the weakest but the most important piece
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs
Sanskrit राज॑न् (rā́jan)
Sanskrit राजा॑ (rā́jā)bor.
Hindi राजा
Borrowed from Sanskrit राजा॑ (rā́jā, nom.sg), from राज॑न् (rā́jan), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs, from *h₃reǵ-, or from *-s. Doublet of राय (rāy), राणा (rāṇā), and राना (rānā).
Quick facts about “king”
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Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs
Sanskrit राज॑न् (rā́jan)
Sanskrit राजा॑ (rā́jā)bor.
Hindi राजा
Borrowed from Sanskrit राजा॑ (rā́jā, nom.sg), from राज॑न् (rā́jan), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs, from *h₃reǵ-, or from *-s. Doublet of राय (rāy), राणा (rāṇā), and राना (rānā).
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