Why this word is great
RAJAH — [Noun] A Hindu prince or ruler in India, or any of various butterflies of the genus Charaxes. Borrowed from Hindi राजा (rājā) and Urdu راجा (rājā), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, "king, prince"), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs ("ruler, king"). Unlike "maharaja," which proclaims a "great king" of consolidated dominion, or "datu," which signifies a sovereign rooted in the pre-colonial archipelagos of Southeast Asia, "rajah" evokes a more local, feudal authority. It is the scent of sandalwood oil cooling on a warm brow, the weight of a single, heavy gold bangle worn against a silk jama, and the sun-warmed velvet of the butterfly's wings as it settles on a stone plinth—a title that carries the perfume of sovereignty, however circumscribed by time or territory.