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