different between ragi vs rags

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?????i/

Etymology 1

From Kannada ???? (r?gi).

Alternative forms

• raggee
• raggy

Noun

ragi (uncountable)

1. A type of grain, Eleusine coracana, cultivated as a cereal in arid areas of Africa and Asia; finger millet.

   Synonyms: African finger millet, caracan millet, finger millet, koracan

Etymology 2

From Malay ragi (“fermenting medium, yeast”), from an Indian language such as Hindi ???? (r?g?, “finger millet”), since finger millet can be fermented. See Etymology 1.

Noun

ragi (uncountable)

1. (cooking, brewing) A type of yeast traditionally used in winemaking, baking, and brewing, now identified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

   Synonym: ragi yeast

   • 2005, Malaysia at Random, Didier Millet, page 30,

     Pound 5 kg of round ragi (yeast) and 5 pieces of thinly sliced ragi into powder. Mix ragi into cooled rice.

   • 2010, M.J. Robert Nout, Kofi E. Aidoo, 2: Asian Fungal Fermented Food, Martin Hofrichter (volume editor), Karl Esser (editor), The Mycota, Volume X: Industrial Applications, page 49,

     It is made from cooked gelatinised rice and red pulverised ragi (yeast cake or jui-piang) and fermented for up to 30 days at 25°C.

   • 2014, Florence Tan, Florence Tan: Best Nyonya Recipes, page 108,

     Finely ground and sifted round ragi yeast 3?4 tsp

Further reading

• Ragi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• A?r?, Gair, Riga, agri, agri-

Catalan

Verb

ragi

1. third-person singular imperative form of rajar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive form of rajar
3. first-person singular present subjunctive form of rajar

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ra?i]
• Hyphenation: ra?gi

Etymology 1

From Malay ragi, probably from Sanskrit ??? (r?ga, “seasoning, condiment”).

Noun

ragi (plural ragi-ragi, first-person possessive ragiku, second-person possessive ragimu, third-person possessive raginya)

1. (cooking) starter: a yeast culture used to start a fermentation process.
2. (cooking) ragi: a type of yeast traditionally used in winemaking, baking, and brewing, now identified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

   Synonym: fermen

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Malay ragi, from Sanskrit ??? (r?ga, “colour, dye”). Doublet of raga and ragam.

Noun

ragi (plural ragi-ragi, first-person possessive ragiku, second-person possessive ragimu, third-person possessive raginya)

1. (clothing) colour, color.

   Synonyms: warna, ragam

2. (clothing) pattern.

   Synonym: corak

Derived terms

Further reading

• “ragi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Latvian

Noun

ragi m

1. nominative plural form of rags
2. vocative plural form of rags

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• argi (without metathesis)

Adjective

ragi

1. weak masculine nominative singular of ragr

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æ?z/

Noun

rags

1. plural of rag

Derived terms

Verb

rags

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rag

Anagrams

• ARGs, GARs, GRAS, Gars, args, gars

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *rágas (“horn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?aks]

Noun

rags m (1st declension)

1. (anatomy) horn (solid growth on an animal's head)

2. a sharp projection

3. an object or phenomenon similar in form to an animal horn

4. horn (a musical instrument in the shape of an animal horn)

5. horn (material, from animal horn, used to make object)

6. rod-like, usually curved, element or part, used for gripping or holding

7. (geography, syn. zemesrags) cape (projection of land into water)

Declension

Derived terms

• degunradzis
• zemesrags

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• args (without metathesis)

Adjective

rags

1. strong masculine genitive singular of ragr
2. strong neuter genitive singular of ragr

Old Prussian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r??s/

Noun

rags

1. the first month of the year; see also Janw?rs