ਰਾਸ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Noun

ਰਾਸ • (rās) f (Shahmukhi spelling راس)

1. (geography) cape, headland

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindustani راس (rās) / रास (rās), from Sanskrit राशि (rāśi).

Noun

ਰਾਸ • (rās) f (Shahmukhi spelling راس)

1. (finance) capital

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

Further reading

• “ਰਾਸ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rāśí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 620