ras

ras · noun¹

1. Amharic · borrowed fromራስ
2. English todayras

From Amharic ራስ (ras). More at Etymology 2.

ras · noun²

1. Arabic · borrowed fromرأس“head(land)”
2. English todayras

From Arabic رأس (raʔs, “head(land)”). Doublet of ras (Etymology 1) above, as well as of resh; further related to reis.

Ras · proper noun³

1. Dutch · borrowed fromRas
2. Catalan · borrowed fromRas
3. Spanish · borrowed fromRas
4. Polish · borrowed fromRaś
5. Czech · borrowed fromRaš
6. English todayRas

Various origins: * Borrowed from Czech Raš and Polish Raś, a pet form of various Slavic personal names * Borrowed from Spanish Ras, from ras (“level”); perhaps a topographic surname for someone who lived on flat land * Borrowed from French and Catalan Ras, from ras (“shorn, peeled, bare”), hence a topographic surname for someone who lived on a barren or razed area * Borrowed from Dutch Ras, nickname for a nimble person, from ras (“quick, swift”)

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