Ratnangi

R1A1T1N1A1N1G2I1

proper noun

A raga in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the second melakarta raga in the 72 melakarta raga system of Carnatic music.

OriginSanskrit रत्न ← Telugu అంగి →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. entertainmentA raga in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the second melakarta raga in the 72 melakarta raga system of Carnatic music.

Origin

  1. Teluguఅంగి“bodied”
  2. Sanskritरत्न“gem”
  3. EnglishRatnangi

Meaning “gem-bodied one”, from Sanskrit रत्न (rátna, “gem”) + Telugu అంగి (aṅgi, “bodied”)

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APA

Ratnangi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ratnangi

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“Ratnangi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ratnangi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ratnangi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ratnangi.

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