రతి

See also: రాత, రీతి, and రోత

Telugu edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit रति (rati, “rest, repose; pleasure, enjoyment, delight in, fondness for; the pleasure of love, sexual passion or union, amorous enjoyment”).

Pronunciation edit

Rhymes: -తి

Noun edit

రతి • (rati) ? (plural రతులు)

desire, passion, inclination, attachment.
coition, copulation.
A weight used in weighing diamonds. One twenty-fifth part of a Maund.

Synonyms edit

సురతము (suratamu)
సంభోగము (sambhōgamu)

Derived terms edit

ఉపరతి (uparati)
పరరతి (pararati)
సమరతి (samarati)

Proper noun edit

రతి • (rati) f

Rati : The wife of Manmatha.
a female given name from Sanskrit

Synonyms edit

రతీదేవి (ratīdēvi)

References edit

"రతి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1064