ރާގު

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit राग (rāga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾəːɡu]

Noun

ރާގު • (rāgu) (plural ރާގުތައް (rāgutak̊))

1. music

   Synonym: މިއުޒިކް (miuzik̊)

2. tune, melody
3. accent, tone

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރާގު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 203