ras
Italian (Fiorentino)
/ras/
noun
Definitions
- (historical) Title of the second-highest grade in the hierarchy of the w; ras
- (figurative) Any small local authority who exercises power despotically.
Etymology
Borrowed from Amharic ራስ (head, Duke) derived from Proto-Semitic *raʾš- (head).
Origin
Proto-Semitic
*raʾš-
Gloss
head
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
頭