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ras.

race

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈras/Standard-Indonesian[ˈras]Standard-Indonesian
  1. race

Where this word comes from

From Dutch ras, from French race, from Middle French rasse (“entirety of ancestors and descendants of the same family or people”), from Italian razza (13th century), of uncertain origin (more at razza).

noun/ˈras/Standard-Indonesian[ˈras]Standard-Indonesian
  1. one of the rhythms of reciting the Qur'an with a soft voice, but with a fast tempo

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?], from Persian راست (râst, “straight”), from Middle Persian rāst, from Old Persian 𐎼𐎠𐎿𐎫 (rāsta, “right”), from Proto-Iranian *Hraštáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hraštás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“having moved in a straight line”), *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct”).

noun/ˈras/Standard-Indonesian[ˈras]Standard-Indonesian
  1. the imitation of the sound of dry leaves rubbing together

Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic.

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