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raga

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Sanskrit राग (rāga)bor.
English raga

    Borrowed from Sanskrit राग (rāga, “dye, colour”).

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    raga (countable and uncountable, plural ragas)

    1. (countable, music) Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.
      Coordinate term: ragini
      • 1924, EM Forster, A Passage to India, Penguin, published 2005, page 72:
        ‘The song is composed in a raga appropriate to the present hour, which is the evening.’
    2. (uncountable) Passion, love, lust.
      • 2009, Jennifer Schwamm Willis, The Joy of Yoga, →ISBN:
        The conditions of asmita, raga, dvesha, and abhinivesha have a physical basis: they function to inhibit the normal pulsatory rhythms of the physical body.
      • 2009, Swami Ambikananda Saraswati, Healing Yoga, →ISBN, page 18:
        We get tired of the slipping and sliding between raga and dvesha and we seek something more permanent - so instead of looking outward we begin to look inward. This is Yoga - the heart of Yoga.
      • 2010, Chogyam Trungpa, The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, →ISBN:
        In order to increase security, desire (raga, trishna, lobha) appears in all its forms, and one accumulates more and more of that which establishes one's position in samsara.
      • 2012, Swami Rama, Sadhana: The Path to Enlightenment, →ISBN, page 80:
        Raga and dvesha, attachment and hatred, are two sides of the same coin.

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    • IPA(key): /raɡə/
    • Hyphenation: ra‧ga

    Etymology 1

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    From Old Javanese rāga, from Pali राग (rāga, “attachment, lust”), from Sanskrit राग (rāga, “passion, desire”).

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    raga (Balinese script ᬭᬕ)

    1. body

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    raga (Balinese script ᬭᬕ)

    1. first person pronoun
    2. second person pronoun

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    From Old Javanese, from Pali राग (rāga, “attachment, lust”), from Sanskrit राग (rāga, “passion, desire”).

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    raga (Balinese script ᬭᬵᬕ)

    1. lust, love

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    • “raga”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

    Indonesian

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    Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Malay raga, from Classical Malay raga (“body”), from Javanese ꦫꦒ (raga), from Old Javanese rāga (“body, lust”), from Pali राग (rāga, “attachment, lust”), from Sanskrit राग (rāga, “passion, desire”). Doublet of ragi and ragam.

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    raga (plural raga-raga)

    1. body; physique
      Synonyms: badan, fisik, jasmani, tubuh
      jiwa dan raga ― body and soul
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    Inherited from Malay raga (“basket”), from Old Javanese raga (“woven basket, wicker basket”).

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    raga (plural raga-raga)

    1. basket
      Synonyms: bakul, keranjang
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    Inherited from Malay raga (“rattan ball”)

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    raga (plural raga-raga)

    1. rattan ball (for sports)
      Synonym: bola raga

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    From Dayak

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    raga (plural raga-raga)

    1. meat cut

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    Irish

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    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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    raga m (genitive singular raga, nominative plural ragaí)

    1. worthless person or thing
    2. worthlessness, dissipation
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    Etymology 2

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    From English raga, from Sanskrit राग (rāga).

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    raga m (genitive singular raga, nominative plural ragaí)

    1. (music) raga

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    Declension of raga (fourth declension)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative raga ragaí
    vocative a raga a ragaí
    genitive raga ragaí
    dative raga ragaí
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an raga na ragaí
    genitive an raga na ragaí
    dative leis an raga
    don raga     		leis na ragaí

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    1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 184, page 92

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    • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “raga”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
    • “raga”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

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    • IPA(key): /ˈra.ɡa/
    • Rhymes: -aɡa
    • Hyphenation: rà‧ga

    Etymology 1

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      Borrowed from Sanskrit राग (rāga, “dye, colour/color”).

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      raga f (invariable)

      1. (music) raga (melodic mode used in Indian classical music)

      Etymology 2

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      Clipping of ragazzi (“guys”) or ragazze (“girls”).

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      raga m or f pl (sometimes plural only, in variation, plural raghi)

      1. (colloquial) a form of address for a group of persons of either gender; guys
        Ehi raga, andiamo in spiaggia oggi? ― Hey guys, wanna go to the beach today?

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      Clipping of ragamuffin (“ragga”).

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      raga m (uncountable)

      1. (music) ragga

      Further reading

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      • raga in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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      Javanese

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      raga

      1. romanization of ꦫꦒ

      Latvian

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      raga m

      1. genitive singular of rags

      Malay

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      • IPA(key): /ˈraɡa/ [ˈra.ɡa]
      • Rhymes: -ɡa, -a
      • Hyphenation: ra‧ga

      Etymology 1

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      From Javanese ꦫꦒ (raga), from Old Javanese rāga (“body, lust”), from Pali राग (rāga, “attachment, lust”), from Sanskrit राग (rāga, “passion, desire”).

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      raga (Jawi spelling راݢ, plural raga-raga or raga2)

      1. a woven basket (usually made of rattan, bamboo, or pandanus leaves).
        Synonyms: bakul, keranjang
        Ibu membawa raga ke pasar.
        Mother brought a basket to the market.
      2. a rattan ball (used in traditional games).
        Mereka bermain sepak raga.
        They played sepak raga (traditional rattan kickball).

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      • > Indonesian: raga (inherited)

      Etymology 2

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      From Sanskrit राग (rāga, “passion; emotion; color”). The meaning shifted to "body" or "physical self" under Javanese influence.

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      raga (Jawi spelling راݢ, plural raga-raga or raga2)

      1. body; physical form (usually contrasted with the soul or spirit).
        Synonyms: tubuh, badan, jasad
        Antonyms: jiwa, roh
        Dia rela berkorban jiwa dan raga.
        He is willing to sacrifice his soul and body.

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      Old Javanese

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      Unknown, probably inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laja (“to plait, weave by hand, of baskets or mats”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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      raga

      1. woven basket, wicker basket

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      • > Javanese: ꦫꦒ (raga) (inherited)
      • → Malay: raga
        • > Indonesian: raga (inherited)

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

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      Alternative forms

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      • arga — without metathesis

      Adjective

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      raga

      1. strong feminine accusative singular of ragr
      2. strong masculine accusative plural of ragr
      3. weak masculine oblique singular of ragr
      4. weak feminine nominative singular of ragr
      5. weak neuter singular of ragr

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      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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      raga f

      1. (Western Lublin, Ciecierzyn, Rury, Dys) branch of a wedding rod
        Nie bede piérséj ragi juz wiła,
        Bo ja jesce gorzáłeńki nie piła.         (song, Ciecierzyn, Rury)
        I won't weave the first branch anymore,
        Because I still haven't drunk vodka.
        Nie będę já dziś trzeciéj ragi wiła. (wedding reception song, Dys)
        I won't be weaving the third branch today.

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      • Hieronim Łopaciński (1892), “raga”, in “Przyczynki do nowego słownika języka polskiego (słownik wyrazów ludowych z Lubelskiego i innych okolic Królestwa Polskiego)”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 241

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      ragâ

      1. soil; earth
      2. land

      Rwanda-Rundi

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      Verb

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      -raga (infinitive kuraga, perfective -raze)

      1. bequeath, give an inheritance

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      Serbo-Croatian

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      • IPA(key): /râɡa/
      • Hyphenation: ra‧ga

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      rȁga f (Cyrillic spelling ра̏га)

      1. old horse, nag

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      Declension of raga
      singular plural
      nominative raga rage
      genitive rage raga
      dative ragi ragama
      accusative ragu rage
      vocative rago rage
      locative ragi ragama
      instrumental ragom ragama

      Southern Ndebele

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      Verb

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      -raga?

      1. to drive (cattle)

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      Swahili

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      raga

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      raga class IX (plural raga class X)

      1. rugby (a sport where players can hold or kick an ovoid ball)
        Synonym: gori

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      raga

      1. (intransitive) to open the hand

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      Conjugation of raga
      singular plural
      inclusive exclusive
      1st person toraga foraga miraga
      2nd person noraga niraga
      3rd
      person       		masculine oraga iraga
      yoraga (archaic)
      feminine moraga
      neuter iraga

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      • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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