रङ्ग

Nepali

Pronunciation

• (color/colour) IPA^(key): [rʌŋ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: रङ्
• IPA^(key): [rʌŋɡʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: रङ्ग

Noun

रङ्ग • (raṅga)

1. color
2. amusement
3. skin color

References

• “रङ्ग”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “रङ्ग”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Newar

Etymology

From Sanskrit रङ्ग (raṅga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾəŋɡə]

Noun

रङ्ग • (raṅga) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐬𑐒𑑂𑐐)

1. color

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৰঙ্গ (Assamese script)
• ᬭᬗ᭄ᬕ (Balinese script)
• রঙ্গ (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰒𑰿𑰐 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀗𑁆𑀕 (Brahmi script)
• ရင်္ဂ (Burmese script)
• રઙ્ગ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਙ੍ਗ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦔ꧀ꦒ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂑𑂹𑂏 (Kaithi script)
• ರಙ್ಗ (Kannada script)
• រង្គ (Khmer script)
• ຣງ຺ຄ (Lao script)
• രങ്ഗ (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᠠᢛᡤᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘒𑘿𑘐 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᢊᠺᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑦲𑧠𑦰 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐒𑑂𑐐 (Newa script)
• ରଙ୍ଗ (Odia script)
• ꢬꢖ꣄ꢔ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆕𑇀𑆓 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖒𑖿𑖐 (Siddham script)
• රඞ‍්ග (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩠 𑪙𑩞 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚎𑚶𑚌 (Takri script)
• ரங்க³ (Tamil script)
• రఙ్గ (Telugu script)
• รงฺค (Thai script)
• ར་ངྒ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒓𑓂𑒑 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨏𑩇𑨍 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Derived from the root रञ्ज् (rañj), which is from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“to dye”). Cognate with Persian رنگ (rang).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɐŋ.ɡɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɾɐŋ.ɡɐ/

Noun

रङ्ग • (raṅga) stem, m

1. colour, paint, dye, hue
2. the nasal modification of a vowel
3. a place for public amusement or for dramatic exhibition, theatre, playhouse, stage, arena, any place of assembly
4. the members of an assembly, audience
5. a dancing-place
6. a field of battle
7. diversion, mirth
8. love
9. (music) a kind of measure
10. borax
11. an extract obtained from Acacia catechu

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of रङ्ग (raṅga)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रङ्गः raṅgaḥ	रङ्गौ / रङ्गा¹ raṅgau / raṅgā¹	रङ्गाः / रङ्गासः¹ raṅgāḥ / raṅgāsaḥ¹
Vocative	रङ्ग raṅga	रङ्गौ / रङ्गा¹ raṅgau / raṅgā¹	रङ्गाः / रङ्गासः¹ raṅgāḥ / raṅgāsaḥ¹
Accusative	रङ्गम् raṅgam	रङ्गौ / रङ्गा¹ raṅgau / raṅgā¹	रङ्गान् raṅgān
Instrumental	रङ्गेण raṅgeṇa	रङ्गाभ्याम् raṅgābhyām	रङ्गैः / रङ्गेभिः¹ raṅgaiḥ / raṅgebhiḥ¹
Dative	रङ्गाय raṅgāya	रङ्गाभ्याम् raṅgābhyām	रङ्गेभ्यः raṅgebhyaḥ
Ablative	रङ्गात् raṅgāt	रङ्गाभ्याम् raṅgābhyām	रङ्गेभ्यः raṅgebhyaḥ
Genitive	रङ्गस्य raṅgasya	रङ्गयोः raṅgayoḥ	रङ्गाणाम् raṅgāṇām
Locative	रङ्गे raṅge	रङ्गयोः raṅgayoḥ	रङ्गेषु raṅgeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Assamese: ৰাং (raṅ), Assamese: ৰঙা (roṅa)
• → Assamese: ৰঙ্গ (roṅgo)
• Bengali: রং (roṅ), রঙ (roṅ), রাঙা (raṅa)
• → Early Assamese: ৰঙ্গ (roṅgo)
  • → Assamese: ৰং (roṅ)
• Bhojpuri: रंग (raṅg)
• Rajasthani: रंग
• Rohingya: rong
• Hindi: रंग (raṅg)
• Old Gujarati: रंग (raṃga)
  • Gujarati: રંગ (raṅg)
• Magahi: 𑂩𑂑𑂹𑂏
• Marathi: रंग (raṅga)
• Odia: ରଙ୍ଗ (raṅga)
• Pali: ranga
• Punjabi: ਰੰਗ (raṅg)
• → Tamil: ரங்கு (raṅku), ரங்கம் (raṅkam), அரங்கு (araṅku), அரங்கம் (araṅkam)
• → Telugu: రంగు (raṅgu)
• Sylheti: ꠞꠣꠋꠉꠣ (raṅga)
• Bishnupriya Manipuri: রাঙা (raṅa)
• Chakma: 𑄒𑄊 (ragha), 𑄢𑄋 (raṅa)

See also

Colors in Sanskrit · रङ्ग (raṅga) (layout · text)

श्वेत (śveta), शुक्ल (śukla), शुभ्र (śubhra), धवल (dhavala)	धूमल (dhūmala), धूसर (dhūsara)	कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa), काल (kāla), श्याम (śyāma), श्याव (śyāva)
रक्त (rakta), रुधिर (rudhira), रोहित (rohita), लोहित (lohita)	नारङ्ग (nāraṅga); कद्रु (kadru), बभ्रु (babhru)	पीत (pīta); पाण्डु (pāṇḍu)
	हरित (harita), पलाश (palāśa)
		नील (nīla)
	शोण (śoṇa), नीललोहित (nīlalohita)	पाटल (pāṭala)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “रङ्ग”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 862/2.