Dhivehi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit राग (rāga).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ރާގު (rāgu) (plural ރާގުތައް (rāgutak̊))

  1. music
    Synonym: މިއުޒިކް (miuzik̊)
  2. tune, melody
  3. accent, tone

References edit

  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “ރާގު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 203