Etymology

ra

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Today it means: Any of a series of moraines, in parts of Norway, that are long ridges covered with stones. Full definition →

Egyptian r:a-ra
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Ra · proper noun1

  1. Egyptian · borrowed fromr:a-ra“the sun; Ra”
  2. English todayRa

Conventional Egyptological pronunciation (not to be confused with reconstructed pronunciations) of Egyptian r:a-ra (rꜥ, “the sun; Ra”).

Ra · proper noun2

  1. Fijian · borrowed fromRa
  2. English todayRa

Borrowed from Fijian Ra.

Ra · proper noun3

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Ra · noun4

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Words from the same roots

Egyptian<hiero>r:a-ra</hiero> all →

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