રસ

Gujarati

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit रस (rasa)
    Prakrit 𑀭𑀲 (rasa)
    Gujarati રસ (ras)

    Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀲 (rasa), from Sanskrit रस (rása).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    રસ • (ras) m

    1. juice, pulp (of fruits)
    2. sap
    3. savour, taste, flavour
    4. (literature, drama, dance) rasa: an emotion evoked by literature, drama, or dance

    Descendants

    • →? Sindhi: rasu
      Arabic script: رَسُ
      Devanagari script: रसु

    References

    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rása”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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