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ragi

English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Hindi रागी (rāgī).

 
Ragi (Eleusine coracana)
 
Ragi (grain)

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ragi (uncountable)

  1. A type of grain, Eleusine coracana, cultivated as a cereal in arid areas of Africa and Asia; finger millet.
    Synonyms: African finger millet, caracan millet, finger millet, koracan

Etymology 2

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From Malay ragi (“fermenting medium, yeast”), from an Indian language such as Hindi रागी (rāgī, “finger millet”), since finger millet can be fermented. See Etymology 1.

Noun

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ragi (uncountable)

  1. (cooking, brewing) A type of yeast traditionally used in winemaking, baking, and brewing, now identified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
    Synonym: ragi yeast
    • 2005, Malaysia at Random, Didier Millet, page 30:
      Pound 5 kg of round ragi (yeast) and 5 pieces of thinly sliced ragi into powder. Mix ragi into cooled rice.
    • 2010, M.J. Robert Nout, Kofi E. Aidoo, 2: Asian Fungal Fermented Food, Martin Hofrichter (volume editor), Karl Esser (editor), The Mycota, Volume X: Industrial Applications, page 49,
      It is made from cooked gelatinised rice and red pulverised ragi (yeast cake or jui-piang) and fermented for up to 30 days at 25°C.
    • 2014, Florence Tan, Florence Tan: Best Nyonya Recipes, page 108:
      Finely ground and sifted round ragi yeast 3⁄4 tsp

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Verb

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ragi

  1. inflection of rajar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈraɡi]
  • Hyphenation: ra‧gi

Etymology 1

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From Malay ragi, probably from Sanskrit राग (rāga, “seasoning, condiment”).

Noun

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ragi (plural ragi-ragi, first-person possessive ragiku, second-person possessive ragimu, third-person possessive raginya)

  1. (cooking) starter: a yeast culture used to start a fermentation process.
  2. (cooking) ragi: a type of yeast traditionally used in winemaking, baking, and brewing, now identified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
    Synonym: fermen
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Etymology 2

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From Malay ragi, from Sanskrit राग (rāga, “colour, dye”). Doublet of raga and ragam.

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ragi (plural ragi-ragi, first-person possessive ragiku, second-person possessive ragimu, third-person possessive raginya)

  1. (clothing) colour, color.
    Synonyms: warna, ragam
  2. (clothing) pattern.
    Synonym: corak
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Latvian

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Noun

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ragi m

  1. nominative/vocative plural of rags

Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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  • argi (without metathesis)

Adjective

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ragi

  1. weak masculine nominative singular of ragr
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