ratan

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proper noun

A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

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OriginHindi रतन →
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Meanings

ratan1

nounratan (countable and uncountable, plural ratans)

plural ratans

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of rattan.

    On Sunday mornings, when the prospect is rather small for a full house in the minor churches, a parcel of fellows are actually sent out with ratans into the highways and byways as whippers-in of the congregation.

    1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC

Ratan2

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna switch made from the stems of the rattan palms

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switch
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rattan

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Hindiरतन“gem, gemstone”
  2. EnglishRatan

Borrowed from Hindi रतन (ratan, “gem, gemstone”).

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Translations

Hindi रतन
  • रतन (ratan)male given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

taranRatnaRantaArantTrana
Cite this entry
APA

ratan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratan

MLA

“ratan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ratan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ratan.

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