Saturday, 9 April 2011

RAATNAM TO RAASHI

Raatnam = the name of the wheel ,on which the women in india wind thread ..,raatnam vadakadam = to turn the wheel..,rangula raatnam = the name of a frame ,in which a sort of wheel is moved round ,at certain intervals of the extreme circleof which are fixed cradles or trays ,in which common persons take a seat and get turned round..,paththi raatnam = the name of a wheel by which the cotton taken from the field is twisted round and cleaned of the husk..
Raathri = the night..,raathri vela = night time ..,rendu jaamula raathri ,artha raathri = mid-night ..,raathrimbagallu = night and day or day and night..
Raabattukovadam = to recover ,to regain
Raayadam = to rub, to wipe ,to scour,.
Raayabaari = ambassador
raayi = a stone ..,kempu raayi = a false or a good ruby ..,pachcha raayi = a mock or a proper emarald....,itike raayi = a brick...,gaaju or vanta raayi = is the proper name for counterfile ,as applied to precious stones ..,aaku raayi = a file..
Raaladam = to fall from a height
Raavadam = to come ..,to arrive , to happen ..
raavi chettu = the tree to which the hindoos are supposed to pay particular devotion ,on the idea that their gods are attached to it..
Raashi = a heap , a pile..,raashi also means a sign of the zodiac..

RAAKADA TO RAAJEE

Raakada = a coming , an arrival
Raakapovadam = not to come
Raakshasudu = a gaint ..,raakshasi = a female gaint
raagam = this is the name given to the modes in music ,of which the changes are considered by the hindoos to be thirty two, in tones ,semitones and dieses the changes altogether amount to one hundred and twenty eight. for all these they have seperate names ,too numerous to be detailed in this place.their proper notes ,upon which these changes run ,are , like ours ,only seven in number.
Raagi = copper..
Raacha = the name of the raatsa caste or what is commonly called the rajah caste...,raacha kaaryam = news or information
Raacha pundu ,kurupu = large boil
Raachukovadam = to rub ,to scrape
Raajadam = to kindle, to get on fire
Raajyam ,desham = this word originally meant a kingdom ,but it has since been considered indifferently the name of a province or country..
Raajeyyadam = to kindle ,to set on fire , to put in a blaze
Raajee = permission ,consent , agreement..,raajeenaamaa = resignation , a release ..,raajee cheyyadam = to make ,or give an acquittance ..,raajee padadam = to enter in to an acquittance or release..