ਰਾਸ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَأْس (raʔs). The sense of "capital" comes from Arabic رَأْس مَال (raʔs māl, “lit. "head money"”), itself a calque of Latin capitāle.

Noun

ਰਾਸ • (rās) f (Shahmukhi spelling راس)

1. cape, headland
2. (finance) capital

   Synonyms: ਰਾਸ ਪੂੰਜੀ (rās pūñjī), ਪੂੰਜੀ (pūñjī)

Further reading

• “ਰਾਸ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024