রাজ্য

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit राज्य (rājya, “kingdom, country, realm”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃róǵ-yo-s (“that which is to be governed or ruled”), from *h₃reǵ- (“to rule, govern, to straighten”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /radʒːo/, [ˈradʒːoˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɹadʑːo/, [ɹadʑːoˑ]

Noun

রাজ্য • (rajjo)

1. A state.

   পশ্চিমবঙ্গ ভারতের একটি রাজ্য।

   Pôścimbôṅgô Bharôter ekṭi rajjô.

   West Bengal is a state of India.

2. A kingdom.

Derived terms

• যুক্তরাজ্য (juktorajjo, “the United Kingdom”)