राग

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Hindi [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Sanskrit राग.

Noun [edit]

राग  (rāg) m, Urdu spelling راگ

  1. color
  2. emotion, feeling
  3. passion
  4. love
  5. joy
  6. sorrow
  7. desire
  8. raga (music)
  9. melody
  10. tune
  11. harmony

Sanskrit [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Epic Sanskrit, from the verbal root rañj "to dye".

Noun [edit]

राग (rāga) m

  1. (epic) dye, colour, especially red colour
  2. (epic) passion, love, desire, delight
  3. (classical) beauty, loveliness, especially of a voice or song
  4. (classical) melody, harmony, "raga"

Declension [edit]