"raga" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ragas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːɡə Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit राग (rāga, “dye, colour”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sa|राग||dye, colour}} Sanskrit राग (rāga, “dye, colour”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} raga (countable and uncountable, plural ragas)
  1. (countable, music) Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Musical genres Translations (melodic mode used in Indian classical music): রাগ (rag) (Bengali), rága [feminine] (Czech), राग (rāg) [masculine] (Hindi), രാഗം (rāgaṁ) (Malayalam), राग (rāg) [masculine] (Marathi), raga (Swedish), ராகம் (rākam) (Tamil), రాగము (rāgamu) (Telugu), راگ (rāg) [masculine] (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-raga-en-noun-nfVcuStL Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'melodic mode used in Indian classical music': 98 2
  2. (uncountable) Passion, love, lust. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-raga-en-noun-I2mVKt2Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 32 68

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