Pali ranga (11)
According to Davids and Stede’s Pali-English Dictionary, Pali word ranga means “colour and paint.” It traces its origin to the Tamil root ar through the transformation of ar > ra > rañj > ranga. The following words, related to Pali ranga, also originate from Tamil ar.
ranga-kāra, dyer. ranga-jāta, colour. ranga-ratta, dyed crimson. rajati, to shine, to be coloured or light. rajana, colouring, dye. rajana-kamma, dyeing. rajana-pacana, boiling the dye. rajana-bhājana, dye-vessel. rajana-sālā, colouring workshop, dyeing-hall. rañjati, to colour, dye. rañjita, coloured, soiled.