राशि

Sanskrit

noun
Definitions
  • a heap, mass, pile, group, multitude, quantity, number ()
  • (arithmetic) a sum or the figure or figures put down for an operation (such as multiplying, dividing) ()
  • a measure of quantity (= द्रोण (द्रोण)) ()
  • a sign of the zodiac (as being a certain sum or quantity of degrees), one-twelfth part of the ecliptic, an astrological house (, etc.) (compare 178)
  • a heap of corn ()
  • name of an एकाह (एकाह) ()

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *rāśíṣ inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *rāćíš.

Origin

Proto-Indo-Iranian

*rāćíš

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