ratha

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See also: raða, raþa, and ráða

Irish

Noun

ratha

  1. genitive singular of rath

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

Verb

ratha (infinitive kũratha)

  1. to shoot[1][2]
    Arathĩte mũrũthi.[1] ― S/he has shot a lion.
  2. (of celestial bodies) to rise[2]
  3. to foresee[1]
  4. to profess[1]

Antonyms

Derived terms

(Nouns)

(Phrases)

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “ratha” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रथ (rátha, “chariot”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ratha

  1. chariot, car
  2. vehicle

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦫꦠ (rata)
  • → Balinese: ᬭᬣ (rata)

Further reading

  • "ratha" 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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Alternative scripts

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit रथ (rátha), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrátʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrátʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrót-h₂-os, from *Hret- (“to roll”). Cognate with Latin rota.

Noun

ratha m

  1. a chariot, a car
Declension
Declension table of "ratha" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)rathorathā
Accusative (second)rathaṃrathe
Instrumental (third)rathenarathehi or rathebhi
Dative (fourth)rathassa or rathāya or rathatthaṃrathānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)rathasmā or rathamhā or rathārathehi or rathebhi
Genitive (sixth)rathassarathānaṃ
Locative (seventh)rathasmiṃ or rathamhi or ratherathesu
Vocative (calling)ratharathā

Etymology 2

Noun

ratha m

  1. delight, pleasure
Declension
Declension table of "ratha" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)rathorathā
Accusative (second)rathaṃrathe
Instrumental (third)rathenarathehi or rathebhi
Dative (fourth)rathassa or rathāya or rathatthaṃrathānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)rathasmā or rathamhā or rathārathehi or rathebhi
Genitive (sixth)rathassarathānaṃ
Locative (seventh)rathasmiṃ or rathamhi or ratherathesu
Vocative (calling)ratharathā
Derived terms

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “ratha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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