raga

See also: Raga, ragā, and rāga

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit राग (rāga).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːɡə

Noun

raga (plural ragas)

1. Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.
   • 1924, EM Forster, A Passage to India, Penguin 2005, p. 72:

     ‘The song is composed in a raga appropriate to the present hour, which is the evening.’

2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) Passion, love, lust; in Buddhist mythology, a daughter of the demon Mara that personifies these qualities.
   • 2009, Jennifer Schwamm Willis, The Joy of Yoga, ISBN 0786747714:

     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 8180560392, 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 0834821559:

     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 8188157686, page 80:

     Raga and dvesha, attachment and hatred, are two sides of the same coin.

Translations

melodic mode used in Indian classical music

• Hindi: राग (hi) m (rāg)
• Marathi: राग m (rāga)
• Swedish: raga (sv)

• Tamil: ராகம் (rākam)
• Telugu: రాగము (te) (rāgamu)
• Urdu: راگ‏‎ m (rāg)

Anagrams

• Agra, agar, raag

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Indonesian

Noun

raga

1. basket
2. ball (for sports)

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Italian

Etymology

Clipping of ragazzi (“guys”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.ɡa/, [ˈräːɡä]
• Rhymes: -aɡa

Noun

raga m pl (plural only)

1. (slang, 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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Latvian

Noun

raga m

1. genitive singular form of rags

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

rȁga f (Cyrillic spelling ра̏га)

1. old horse, nag

Declension

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

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Swahili

raga

Noun

raga (needs class)

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