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Jagdish Raj (1928–2013), Bollywood actor who holds a Guinness World Record for being the most typecast actor; K. N. Raj (1924–2010), Indian economist; Maria Venus Raj (born 1988), Filipino beauty queen, TV personality, model, and actress; Mithali Raj (born 1982), Indian cricketer; Prakash Raj or Raj (born 1965), Indian actor and producer
In some loanwords, including raj, Azerbaijan, Taj Mahal and Beijing, the regular pronunciation /dʒ/ is actually closer to the native pronunciation, making the use of /ʒ/ an instance of hyperforeignism, a type of hypercorrection. [9] Occasionally, j represents its original /j/ sound, as in Hallelujah and fjord.
Indians' tendency to pronounce English phonetically as well can cause divergence from British English. This phenomenon is known as spelling pronunciation . In words where the digraph gh represents a voiced velar plosive ( /ɡ/ ) in other accents, some Indian English speakers supply a murmured version [ɡʱ] , for example ghost [ɡʱoːst] .
Raj Comics, Indian comic book publisher; Raj TV or RAJ, Tamil channel, Chennai, India; Raj–Koti, a pair of composers and musicians in the Telugu film industry; Raj Engineering College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India; raj, the ISO 639-2 and -3 codes for the Rajasthani language; Raj (paradise), Polish album by Przemysław Gintrowski; Rajkot Airport ...
Raj Shrikant Thackeray (Marathi pronunciation: [ɾaːd͡ʒ ʈʰaːkɾeː], born Swararaj Shrikant Thackeray; 14 June 1968) is an Indian politician and the founding chairperson of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), a regional political party.
South Asian English is the English accent of many modern-day South Asian countries, inherited from British English dialect. Also known as Anglo-Indian English during the British Raj, the English language was introduced to the Indian subcontinent in the early 17th century and reinforced by the long rule of the British Empire.
Raja (/ ˈ r ɑː dʒ ɑː /; from Sanskrit: राजन्, IAST rājan-) is a noble or royal Sanskrit title historically used by some Indian rulers and monarchs and highest-ranking nobles.
Raj are small, sometimes disposable, wind instruments. There are two types of raj: the raj nplaim and the raj lev les. The more popular raj nplaim is a free-reed pipe and is a longer flute than the raj lev les. It uses a small reed to create a buzzing tone quality. It is made in many different sizes and can have from five to seven holes.