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raga¹

Rhymes with -ɑːɡə

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Borrowed from Sanskrit राग (rāga, “dye, colour”).

noun ragas · ragam

  1. countable Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form. ‘The song is composed in a raga appropriate to the present hour, which is the evening.’
  2. uncountable Passion, love, lust. The conditions of asmita, raga, dvesha, and abhinivesha have a physical basis: they function to inhibit the normal pulsatory rhythms of the physical body.

Raga²

proper noun

  1. A language spoken in Vanuatu.

Raga³

proper noun

  1. A town in Paro district, Bhutan.

Raga⁴

proper noun

  1. A town in South Sudan.

Raga⁵

proper noun

  1. alternative Alternative form of Ray (“a region and satrapy in ancient Iran located between the Alborz and Zagros mountain ranges and the Dasht-e Kavir desert”)

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noun melodic mode used in Indian classical music

हिन्दीराग rāg

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@misc{raga_2026,
  title = {raga},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/raga},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}