रस

See also: रस्, रूस, रीस, रसा, रूसी, and रुसी

Hindi

Etymology

From , from Sanskrit रस (rása).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾəs/, [ɾɐs]
• Rhymes: -əs

Noun

रस • (ras) m (Urdu spelling رس)

1. gravy, soup, broth
2. juice; any liquid
3. savour, taste
4. (formal) essence
5. (literature, drama, dance) rasa: an emotion evoked by literature, drama, or dance

Related terms

• रसा (rasā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “रस”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रस (rása)

Noun

रस • (ras) m (Latin script ros, Kannada script ರಸ್)

1. gravy

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Nepali

Noun

रस • (ras)

1. juice

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• rasa (Latin script)
• 𑀭𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• রস (Bengali script)
• රස (Sinhalese script)
• ရသ (Burmese script)
• รส or ระสะ (Thai script)
• ᩁᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ຣສ or ຣະສະ (Lao script)
• រស (Khmer script)
• 𑄢𑄥 (Chakma script)

Noun

रस m

1. Devanagari script form of rasa (“taste”)

Declension

Declension table of "रस" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	रसो (raso)	रसा (rasā)
Accusative (second)	रसं (rasaṃ)	रसे (rase)
Instrumental (third)	रसेन (rasena) or रससा (rasasā)	रसेहि (rasehi) or रसेभि (rasebhi)
Dative (fourth)	रसस्स (rasassa) or रसाय (rasāya) or रसत्थं (rasatthaṃ)	रसानं (rasānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	रसस्मा (rasasmā) or रसम्हा (rasamhā) or रसा (rasā)	रसेहि (rasehi) or रसेभि (rasebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	रसस्स (rasassa)	रसानं (rasānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	रसस्मिं (rasasmiṃ) or रसम्हि (rasamhi) or रसे (rase)	रसेसु (rasesu)
Vocative (calling)	रस (rasa)	रसा (rasā)

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrásas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrásas, from Proto-Indo-European *Hros-. The Sanskrit root is रस् (ras).

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ৰস (Assamese script)
• ᬭᬲ (Balinese script)
• রস (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• ရသ (Burmese script)
• રસ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਸ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑌸 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦱ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂮 (Kaithi script)
• ರಸ (Kannada script)
• រស (Khmer script)
• ຣສ (Lao script)
• രസ (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘭 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐳 (Newa script)
• ରସ (Odia script)
• ꢬꢱ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆱 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖭 (Siddham script)
• රස (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑪁 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚨 (Takri script)
• ரஸ (Tamil script)
• రస (Telugu script)
• รส (Thai script)
• ར་ས (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɐ́.sɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɾɐ.s̪ɐ/

Noun

रस • (rása) stem, m

1. the sap or juice of plants and fruits
2. fluid, liquid
3. the best or finest or strongest part of anything, its essence or bloom
4. taste or the organ of taste, relish or inclination for, desire of
5. any object of taste or enjoyment
6. pleasure, charm, beauty
7. feeling, sentiment, affection
8. style, character

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of रस (rása)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रसः rásaḥ	रसौ / रसा¹ rásau / rásā¹	रसाः / रसासः¹ rásāḥ / rásāsaḥ¹
Vocative	रस rása	रसौ / रसा¹ rásau / rásā¹	रसाः / रसासः¹ rásāḥ / rásāsaḥ¹
Accusative	रसम् rásam	रसौ / रसा¹ rásau / rásā¹	रसान् rásān
Instrumental	रसेन rásena	रसाभ्याम् rásābhyām	रसैः / रसेभिः¹ rásaiḥ / rásebhiḥ¹
Dative	रसाय rásāya	रसाभ्याम् rásābhyām	रसेभ्यः rásebhyaḥ
Ablative	रसात् rásāt	रसाभ्याम् rásābhyām	रसेभ्यः rásebhyaḥ
Genitive	रसस्य rásasya	रसयोः rásayoḥ	रसानाम् rásānām
Locative	रसे ráse	रसयोः rásayoḥ	रसेषु ráseṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Khmer: រស (rʊəh)
• Telugu: రసము (rasamu)
• Thai: รส (rót)
• Malay: rasa
• English rasa

References

• Cappeller, Carl 1891: A Sanskrit-English dictionary, Strassburg.
• Monier-Williams, Monier 1899: Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Oxford.