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Rajah vs Rayah - What's the difference?

rajah | rayah |

As nouns the difference between rajah and rayah

is that rajah is a Hindu prince or ruler in India while rayah is a member of the tax-paying lower class of Ottoman society.

rajah

English

Alternative forms

* raja

Noun

(raja) (en noun)
  • a Hindu prince or ruler in India

    • Related terms

    * maharajah (m) * raj * rajbari * Rajpoot (m)

    See also

    * rani (queen) * rana (m) * rao (m) * rawal (m) * rawat (m) * yuvaraj (m) English terms derived from Hindi English terms derived from Urdu

    rayah

    English

    (wikipedia rayah)

    Alternative forms

    * raya

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative) A member of the tax-paying lower class of Ottoman society.

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