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): /ɾɐŋ.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

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	रङ्गः (raṅgaḥ)	रङ्गौ (raṅgau) रङ्गा¹ (raṅgā¹)	रङ्गाः (raṅgāḥ) रङ्गासः¹ (raṅgāsaḥ¹)
accusative	रङ्गम् (raṅgam)	रङ्गौ (raṅgau) रङ्गा¹ (raṅgā¹)	रङ्गान् (raṅgān)
instrumental	रङ्गेण (raṅgeṇa)	रङ्गाभ्याम् (raṅgābhyām)	रङ्गैः (raṅgaiḥ) रङ्गेभिः¹ (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)
vocative	रङ्ग (raṅga)	रङ्गौ (raṅgau) रङ्गा¹ (raṅgā¹)	रङ्गाः (raṅgāḥ) रङ्गासः¹ (raṅgāsaḥ¹)

• 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)
• Marwari: रंग (raṅg)
• Rohingya: rong
• Hindi: रंग (raṅg)
• Old Gujarati: रंग (raṃga)
  • Gujarati: રંગ (raṅg)
• Magahi: 𑂩𑂑𑂹𑂏 (raṅg)
• 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 (śvetá), शुक्ल (śuklá), शुभ्र (śubhrá), धवल (dhavalá), गौर (gaurá)	धूमल (dhūmala), धूसर (dhūsara), पलित (palitá), मलिन (malina), रजत (rajata), कपोतक (kapotaká)	कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa), काल (kāla), श्याम (śyāma), श्याव (śyāva), कज्जल (kajjala)
रक्त (rakta), रुधिर (rudhira), सिन्दूर (sindūra), अरुष (aruṣa), ताम्र (tāmra); रोहित (rohita), लोहित (lohita)	नारङ्ग (nāraṅga), कमल (kamala); कद्रु (kadru), बभ्रु (babhru), कपिश (kapiśa)	पीत (pīta), कषाय (kaṣāya), पिङ्गल (piṅgala); पाण्डु (pāṇḍu), हिरण्य (hiraṇya),
शादहरित (śā́daharita)	हरित (harita), पलाश (palāśa), शाद्वल (śādvala), मारकत (mārakata)	नील (nī́la)
कपोतक (kapotaká)	आकाशवर्ण (ākāśavarṇa) , राजावर्त (rājāvarta), वैडूर्य (vaiḍūrya)	नील (nī́la), मेचक (mecaka), कालक (kālaka)
धूम्र (dhūmra); तुत्थ (tuttha)	शोण (śóṇa), नीललोहित (nīlalohita)	पाटल (pāṭala), अरुण (aruṇa), ब्रध्न (bradhna)

References

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