Etymology

ragi

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Today it means: A grain, of species Eleusine coracana, cultivated as a cereal in arid areas of Africa and Asia; finger millet. Full definition →

Hindi रागी
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ragi · noun1

  1. Hindi · borrowed fromरागी
  2. English todayragi

Borrowed from Hindi रागी (rāgī).

ragi · noun2

  1. Hindi · derived fromरागी“finger millet”
  2. Malay · borrowed fromragi“fermenting medium, yeast”
  3. English todayragi

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.

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