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

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

Noun

Rai pl (plural only)

1. 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

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

Italian

Alternative forms

• RAI (prior to 2000)

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Rai f

1. the Italian state radio and television broadcaster

Anagrams

• -ari, -irà, Ari, ari, ira, ria, rià