Standard Lemma guide

raya

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: R EY1 AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A former territory of the mediaeval principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia held under the direct administration of the Ottoman Empire, as opposed to the principalities.

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Usage: historical

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative form of rayah.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Ellipsis of Hari Raya Aidilfitri (“Eid al-Fitr”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Malaysia, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal

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History

Etymology

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