रग

See also: रंग, रेग, रोग, राग, and रोगी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ (rag), from Middle Persian [script needed] (lk' /rag/). Compare Punjabi ਰਗ (rag) / رگ‎ (rag).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾəɡ/

Noun

रग • (rag) f (Urdu spelling رگ‎)

(anatomy) blood vessel, artery or vein
शहज़ादे की रगों में शाही ख़ून दौड़ता है।
śahzāde kī ragõ mẽ śāhī xūn dauṛtā hai.
Royal blood flows in the prince's veins.

Synonyms: नस (nas), नाड़ी (nāṛī)

Declension

Declension of रग (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रग rag	रगें ragẽ
oblique	रग rag	रगों ragõ
vocative	रग rag	रगो rago

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “रग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Rajasthani

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (rag), from Middle Persian [script needed] (lk' /rag/).

Noun

रग (rag) ?

(anatomy) vein

References

Bhanwar Lal Suthar and Sukhveer Singh Gahlot (1998), Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary, page 280. Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press).

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