rasi

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rasi, borrowed from Proto-Norse (*grasja), from Proto-Germanic *grasą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑsi/,
• Rhymes: -ɑsi
• Syllabification^(key): ra‧si

Noun

rasi

1. (agriculture) A forest that has been cleared for slash and burn but has not yet been burnt.

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Derived terms

Further reading

• “rasi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Arsi, Sari, rias, risa, sari

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay rasi, from Sanskrit राशि (rāśi), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *rāśíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *rāćíš, from *rać- (“to bind, tie”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ra‧si

Noun

rasi (plural rasi-rasi, first-person possessive rasiku, second-person possessive rasimu, third-person possessive rasinya)

1. (astrology) a sign of the zodiac (as being a certain sum or quantity of degrees), one-twelfth part of the ecliptic, an astrological house

   Synonym: bintang

2. astrology: divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.
3. (astronomy) ellipsis of rasi bintang (“constellation”).

Alternative forms

• raksi

Affixed terms

Compounds

Related terms

Further reading

• “rasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit राशि (rāśi), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *rāśíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *rāćíš, from *rać- (“to bind, tie”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ra‧si

Noun

rasi (Jawi spelling راسي, plural rasi-rasi, informal 1st possessive rasiku, 2nd possessive rasimu, 3rd possessive rasinya)

1. (astrology) a sign of the zodiac (as being a certain sum or quantity of degrees), one-twelfth part of the ecliptic, an astrological house

   Synonym: bintang

Alternative forms

• raksi

Affixed terms

Compounds

Related terms

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “راسي rasi”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 2
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “راسي rasi”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 420
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “rasi”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 316

Further reading

• “rasi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Italian

Verb

rasi

1. first-person singular past historic of radere
2. inflection of rasare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Adjective

rasi

1. masculine plural of raso

Anagrams

• arsi, rais, risa, risà, sari

Latin

Verb

rāsī

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of rādō

Lithuanian

Verb

rasi

1. second-person singular future of rasti

Swahili

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Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Pronunciation

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Noun

rasi (n class, plural rasi)

1. (literary) head

   Synonym: kichwa

2. (geography) cape, headland, promontory
3. (geography) peninsula

   Synonym: peninsula

4. head, leader