rāga

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See also: raga, Raga, and ragā

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Pali राग (rāga, attachment, lust), from Sanskrit राग (rāga, passion, desire).

Pronunciation

Noun

rāga

  1. passion, love
  2. body

Adjective

rāga

  1. passionate, love

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦫꦒ (raga)
  • Balinese: ᬭᬕ (raga, body), ᬭᬵᬕ (raga, lust, love)

Further reading

  • "rāga" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

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Noun

rāga m

  1. colour; hue; dye
  2. lust; attachment

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