ragi
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹɑːɡi/
Etymology 1
From Kannada ರಾಗಿ (rāgi).
Ragi (Eleusine coracana)
Ragi (grain)
Alternative forms
- ragee, raggee, raggy, ragy
Noun
ragi (uncountable)
- A type of grain, Eleusine coracana, cultivated as a cereal in arid areas of Africa and Asia; finger millet.
- Synonyms: African finger millet, caracan millet, finger millet, koracan
Etymology 2
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.
Noun
ragi (uncountable)
- (cooking, brewing) A type of yeast traditionally used in winemaking, baking, and brewing, now identified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
- Synonym: ragi yeast
- 2005, Malaysia at Random, Didier Millet, page 30,
- Pound 5 kg of round ragi (yeast) and 5 pieces of thinly sliced ragi into powder. Mix ragi into cooled rice.
- 2010, M.J. Robert Nout, Kofi E. Aidoo, 2: Asian Fungal Fermented Food, Martin Hofrichter (volume editor), Karl Esser (editor), The Mycota, Volume X: Industrial Applications, page 49,
- It is made from cooked gelatinised rice and red pulverised ragi (yeast cake or jui-piang) and fermented for up to 30 days at 25°C.
- 2014, Florence Tan, Florence Tan: Best Nyonya Recipes, page 108,
- Finely ground and sifted round ragi yeast 3⁄4 tsp
Further reading
Ragi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Ağrı, Gair, Riga, agri, agri-
Catalan
Verb
ragi
- third-person singular imperative form of rajar
- third-person singular present subjunctive form of rajar
- first-person singular present subjunctive form of rajar
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈraɡi]
- Hyphenation: ra‧gi
Etymology 1
From Malay ragi, probably from Sanskrit राग (rāga, “seasoning, condiment”).
Noun
ragi (plural ragi-ragi, first-person possessive ragiku, second-person possessive ragimu, third-person possessive raginya)
- (cooking) starter: a yeast culture used to start a fermentation process.
- (cooking) ragi: a type of yeast traditionally used in winemaking, baking, and brewing, now identified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
- Synonym: fermen
Derived terms
- beragi
- meragi
- meragikan
- peragi
- peragian
- ragian
- ragi basah
- ragi instan
Etymology 2
From Malay ragi, from Sanskrit राग (rāga, “colour, dye”). Doublet of raga and ragam.
Noun
ragi (plural ragi-ragi, first-person possessive ragiku, second-person possessive ragimu, third-person possessive raginya)
- (clothing) colour, color.
- Synonyms: warna, ragam
- (clothing) pattern.
- Synonym: corak
Derived terms
- meragi
Further reading
- “ragi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Latvian
Noun
ragi m
- nominative plural form of rags
- vocative plural form of rags
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- argi (without metathesis)
Adjective
ragi
- weak masculine nominative singular of ragr