ਰਾਸ

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Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic رَأْس (raʔs). The sense of "capital" comes from Arabic رَأْس مَال (raʔs māl, “lit. "head money"”), itself a calque of Latin capitāle.

Noun[edit]

ਰਾਸ • (rās) f (Shahmukhi spelling راس)

  1. cape, headland
  2. (finance) capital
    Synonyms: ਰਾਸ ਪੂੰਜੀ (rās pūñjī), ਪੂੰਜੀ (pūñjī)

Further reading[edit]

  • “ਰਾਸ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
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