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raṅgajāte

raṅgajāta

nt acc pl of raṅgajāta (noun); nt loc sg of raṅgajāta (noun)

1. kind of dye; type of colour; shade

Built from

• raṅga — root · colour, dye
  From √raj 'to colour, dye'; cognate with Sanskrit raṅga, Latin ruber 'red', English red — all from the Indo-European root for reddening or colouring.
• jāta — stem · born, produced, made
  Past participle of √jan 'to be born, arise'; cognate with Latin gigno, English kin, kind. Here used in a nominal sense: 'that which is born/produced', indicating a finished dye or pigment.

Analysis. raṅga (colour, dye) + jāta (born, produced) — a colour that has arisen or been produced; a prepared or manufactured dye or pigment.

Etymology. raṅga is related to Sanskrit raṅga (colour, dye, theatrical performance); the root √raj (to colour, dye) appears in Sanskrit raj-, Latin ruber (red), and English red. jāta derives from √jan (to be born, arise), cognate with Latin gigno, English kin and kind.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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