Sanskrit raṅga (36)
According to Monier-Williams’ A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Sanskrit raṅga refers to “colour, paint, dye, hue; borax; an extract obtained from Acacia catechu.” It traces its origin to the Tamil root ar through the transformation of ar > ra > rañj > raṅga. The following words, related to Sanskrit raṅga also originate from Tamil ar.
raṅga-kāraka, colour-maker, a painter, colourist. raṅga-kāshṭha, Caesalpina sappan. raṅga-kshāra, borax. raṅga-kshetra, name of a place. raṅga-jīvaka, living by colours, a dyer, painter. raṅga-da, borax; an extract from Acacia catechu. raṅga-dṛiḍhā, alum. raṅga-dhātu, red ochre. raṅga-pattrī or raṅga-pushpī, the indigo plant. raṅga -māṇikya, a ruby. raṅga -mātṛi, lac; a bawd. raṅga-latā, the senna plant. raṅga-vallikā or raṅga-vallī, a kind of plant used at sacrifices. raṅga-vastu, any colouring substance, paint, dye. raṅgâṅgā, alum. raṅgâjīva, living by colours or by the stage, a painter or an actor. raṅgêshṭálu or raṅgêshṭáluka, a kind of bulbous root or onion. raṅgita, well-coloured. raṅgin, colouring, dyeing, painting; Asparagus racemosus. rájana, colouring, dyeing; a ray, safflower. rajayitrī, a female painter or colourist. rañjaka, colouring, dyeing; a colourist, dyer, painter; the red powder on the capsules of the Rottleria tinctoria; female colourer or dyer; cinnabar; vermilion. rañjana, colouring, dyeing; Saccharum munja; the indigo plant; Nyctanthes arbor tristis; turmeric; saffron; a kind of fragrant perfume; red arsenic; the act of colouring or dyeing; colour, dye, paint; red sandal wood; cinnabar. rañjana-dravya, any colouring substance. rañjana-dru, a kind of tree. rañjana-druma, Shorea robusta. rañjana-vallī, Momordica charantia. rañjanīya, to be coloured or dyed. rañjita, coloured, dyed, painted, tinted. rañjinī, name of various plants (the indigo plant, Rubia munjista). dīrgha-raṅgā, having a lasting colour, turmeric. dṛiḍha-raṅgā, having a fast colour, alum.