रास
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Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀁𑀲𑀺 (raṃsi), from Sanskrit रश्मि (raśmi).
Noun
रास • (rās) f (Urdu spelling راس)
Derived terms
- रास कड़ी करना (rās kaṛī karnā)
- रास ढिली छोड़ना (rās ḍhilī choṛnā)
- रास में लाना (rās mẽ lānā)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀲𑀺 (rāsi), from Sanskrit राशि (rāśi).Doublet of राशि (rāśi).
Noun
रास • (rās) f (Urdu spelling راس)
Derived terms
- बीच की रास (bīc kī rās)
- रास आना (rās ānā)
- रास बैठाना (rās baiṭhānā)
- रास मिलना (rās milnā)
- रास लाना (rās lānā)
- रास-चक्कर (rās-cakkar)
- रास-नशीन (rās-naśīn)
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Sanskrit रास (rāsa).
Noun
रास • (rās) m (Urdu spelling راس)
- noise, din
- dance of cowherds
- (specifically) the round dance of Krishna with the herdsgirls of Braj
- a Krishna festival including enactment of the round dance, celebrated in the month Kartik
- a type of drama dealing with the exploits of Krishna
Derived terms
Related terms
- रासक्रीड़ा (rāsakrīṛā)
- रासमंडल (rāsmaṇḍal)
- रासयात्रा (rāsyātrā)
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Classical Persian رأس (ra's).
Noun
रास • (rās) m (Urdu spelling رأس)
Related terms
- कलाँरास (kalā̃rās)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “raśmí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rāśí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रास”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “रास”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Marathi
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
- (astrology) a zodiac sign
- heap, pile
- Synonym: ढीग (ḍhīg)
See also
| Zodiac signs in Marathi · राशी (rāśī) (layout · text) | |||||||||||
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| मेष (meṣ) | वृषभ (vŕṣabh) | मिथुन (mithun) | कर्क (karka) | ||||||||
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| सिंह (siuha) | कन्या (kanyā) | तूळ (tūḷ) | वृश्चिक (vŕścik) | ||||||||
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| धनु (dhanu) | मकर (makar) | कुंभ (kumbha) | मीन (mīn) | ||||||||
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “रास”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.