Rai

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rai"

English

Etymology

Indian/Hindi surname, from a personal name based on the noun राजा (rājā, “king”).

Proper noun

Rai

A surname from India found among people from northern India and coastal Karnataka.

Noun

Rai pl (plural only)

An ancient indigenous ethnolinguistic group of Nepal.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Rai is the 6,481^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5,295 individuals. Rai is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (89.99%) individuals.

Anagrams

'air, ARI, Ari, IAR, IRA, Ira, RIA, air, ria

Italian

Alternative forms

RAI (prior to 2000)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈraj/
Rhymes: -aj
Hyphenation: Rài

Proper noun

Rai f

the Italian state radio and television broadcaster

Anagrams

-ari, -irà, Ari, ari, ira, ria, rià

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