ragi

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑːɡi/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi रागी (rāgī).

Ragi (Eleusine coracana)

Ragi (grain)

Alternative forms

• ragee, raggee, raggy, ragy

Noun

ragi (uncountable)

1. A grain, of species Eleusine coracana, cultivated as a cereal in arid areas of Africa and Asia; finger millet.

   Synonyms: African finger millet, caracan millet, finger millet, coracan, 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)

1. (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

• Gair, Ağrı, Riga, agri, agri-, gari

Catalan

Verb

ragi

1. inflection of rajar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈraɡi]
• Hyphenation: ra‧gi

Etymology 1

From Malay ragi, probably from Sanskrit राग (rāga, “seasoning, condiment”).

Noun

ragi (plural)

1. (cooking) starter: a yeast culture used to start a fermentation process.

   Hyponyms: ragi roti, ragi tempe, ragi tape

2. (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)

1. (clothing) colour, color.

   Synonyms: warna, ragam

2. (clothing) pattern.

   Synonym: corak

Derived terms

• meragi

 

Further reading

• “ragi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
• Hadyana Pudjaatmaka, Susilowati (1987) Kamus Kimia: Biokimia [Dictionary of Chemistry: Biochemistry] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 180: “ragi”

Latvian

Noun

ragi m

1. nominative/vocative plural of rags

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• argi (without metathesis)

Adjective

ragi

1. weak masculine nominative singular of ragr