raya

/R EY1 AH0/
noun
  1. 1

    (historical) 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.

  2. 2

    A surname.

  3. 3

    Alternative form of rayah. [(derogatory) A member of the tax-paying lower class of Ottoman society.]

  4. 4

    (Malaysia, informal) Ellipsis of Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival that marks the end of the Ramadan fast.