Rajah vs Rayah – What’s the difference?

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Rajah vs Rayah - What's the difference?
As nouns the difference between rajah and rayah is that rajah is a hindu prince or ruler in india while rayah is (pejorative) 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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