Sinhalese rata (178)
Clough’s Sinhala English Dictionary says Sinhalese word rata means “blood; redness; red colour; red hot iron.” It traces its origin to the Tamil root ar through the transformation of ar > ra > rañj > rakta > rata. The following words, related to Sinhalese rata, also originate from Tamil ar.
rat, name of Balabhadrayá; fire; tree, Calophyllum inophyllum; zone, girdle, belt; blood: red, of a red colour. rat-ẹl-vi, (red) kind of paddy, Oryza sativa. rat-eṉḍaru, (red, castor oil) red variety of the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis. rat-katuru-muruṇgá, tree, variety of Sesbana grandiflora. rat-kaṇera, red species of oleander, Nerium odorum. ratkara-ẹlvi, kind of paddy, Oryza sativa. ratkaraṇawá, to heat, to make red hot. rat-karaw, plant, Phyllanthus indicus. rat-kihiri, (red, Mimosa catechu) catechu tree; the catechu formerly known as Terra japonica is obtained from the wood acacia sundra, formerly called catechu or Mimosa catechu, (Leguminosce). ratkuṇḍa-mávi, kind of paddy, Oryza sativa. rathuṇḍa-vi, kind of paddy, Oryza sativa. rat-kohomba, margosa tree. rathẹ́liya, tree, Litsea longifolia (Lauracew). rat-gas-karalsẹbo, plant, variety of Achyranthes aspera. rat-gokaṭu, variety of the gamboges tree, Garcinia morella. ratta-jivha, (red, tongue) lion. rattaṭu-ẹlvί, kind of paddy, Oryza sativa. rattaṇa, red grass, Mimosa octandra. rat-tambara, red lotus, Nymphcwa rubra. rat-tampalá, see ratutampalá. rattaran, gold; corruptly for ratran. rat-talá, plant, species of ocimum. rattá, red ant. rat-timbiri, variety of the gab tree, Diospyros embryopteris. rat-domba, timber tree, variety of Calophyllum inophyllum. rat-niviti, Malabar nightshade, Basella rubra. rat-neṭul, plant, lead-wort, Plumbago rosea. rat-neḷu, small tree, species of Stro-bilanthes. rat-neḷum, red lotus, Nymphwa rubra. ratpat-ẹlvί, kind of paddy, Oryza sativa. rat-pala, fig tree. rat-palasa, scarlet cloth. rat-paḷol, tree, variety of Stereospermum suaveolens. ratpá, (blood, who drinks) leech; horse leech; goblin, sprite, ogre. rat-piṭawakká, plant, eaten by cattle, Phyllanthus urinarea; another plant, Sebastiana (or mycrostachys) chamoelea; both (Euphorbiacece). rat-pita, see rakta-pitta. rat-piyum, red lotus, Nymphcea rubra. rat-mal, shrub, Ixora coccinea; also called ratambalá. rat-mahanel, red lotus, Nymphcea stellata. rat-mini, (red, gem) ruby, red topaz. rat-wal-kawáḷu, kind of grass, variety of Setaria glauca. rat-vila, plant, variety of Bonnaya ueronicoefolia. rat-saṉdun, (red, sandal) red sandal wood, Pterocarpus santalinus. rat-siriyal, red arsenic. rat-sẹbó, (red) plant, variety of Achyranthes aspera. rat-hiriyal, see rat-siriyal. rathiriya, sandal wood tree. rat-hẹl, (red, rice or paddy) sort of rice sown on dry ground. rataṉga, (rat red, aṉga limb) name of the planet Mars. rata-nuwana, (red, eye) name of the kókila or Indian cuckoo; pigeon. rattambalá, shrub with clusters of scarlet flowers, Ixora coccinea (Rubiacece). ratambula, red lotus, Nymphcea rubra. rataya, redness, bloody inflammation. ratu, red, of a red colour. ratu-akkapána, plant, variety of Bryophyllum calycinum. ratu-annási, variety of pineapple, Ananas sativa. ratu-araliya, plant, not ascertained. ratu-awara, creeper, not ascertained. ratu-awariya, small tree, species of indigofera. ratu-oliṉda, plant, gunja. ratu-katurumuruṇgá, plant, Sesbana grandiflora. ratu-kaṉda-hatu, species of mushroom. ratu-kaha-gaha, plant, Bixa Orellana. ratu-kimbulwẹnna, persicarum or buck wheat, Polygonum barbatum. ratu-kiriṉdiya, tares, variety of Coix lacryma. ratu-kukuḷukaramal, cock’s comb, Celosia cristata. ratu-kùḍalu, balsam, variety of Impatiens latifolia. ratu-kehel, plantain, variety of Musa sapientum. ratu-kochchi, plant, Musa rosacea. ratu-koṭṭambá, tree, variety of Terminalia catappa. ratu-kobalila, variety of mountain ebony, Bauhinea purpurea. ratu-koloṉdu, plant, Chrysanthemum indicum. ratu-kóvi, variety of cabbage, Brasica oleracea. ratukẹṭaya, ruby. ratu-kẹmmériya, night shade, species of solanum. ratu-gal, see ratukẹṭaya. ratu-gas-miris, plant, Capsicum frutescens. ratu-geṉdakola, variety of purslane, Portulaca oleracea. ratu-goraka, variety of the goraka tree, Garcinia cambogia. ratu-gówákola, red cabbage, Brassica rubra. ratu-jambu, rose apple, Jambosa vulgaris. ratu-jambóla, kind of pumelow, Citrus decumana. ratu-tampalá, species of amaranth, Amaranthus cruentus. ratu-tuttiri, love grass, variety of Chrysopogon aciculatus. ratu-tel-óḷu, variety of water lily, Nymphcea lotus. ratu-tẹmbili, variety of coconut tree, Cocos nucifera. ratu-daḍinnaru, four-sided bristly plant, Buchnera euphrasioides. ratu-daṇḍa, parsley, Petroselinum sativum. ratu-dátuḍuwá, glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus (Plataleidce order Herodiones). ratu-nawasi, variety of the coconut, Cocos nucifera. ratu-neḷum, sort of lotus, Nelumbium spectosum. ratu-patangi, variety of brasiletto or sappan tree, Cesalpinia sappan. ratu-puruk, spreading shrub with large flowers, variety of Asystasia coromandeliana. ratu-petidambala, plant, Dolichos purpureus, variety of Dolichos lablab, cultivated legume. ratu-péra, tree, variety of guava, Psidium pomiferum. ratu-pol, variety of the common coconut, Cocos nucifera. ratu-baṭataṇa, kind of panic grass, Panicum aristatum. ratu-batala, bind-weed with edible tuberous root, variety of Ipomcea batatas. ratu-báloliya, many-stemmed leguminous plant, variety of Hedysarum triquetrum. ratu-bintamburu, floating plant with edible leaves, variety of Iporicea aquatic or Convolvulus repens. ratu-butsaraṇa, plant, variety of Indian shot, Canna indica. ratu-mugaṭiyá, ruddy mungoose, Herpestes smithii. ratu-muwairiṉgu, plant, variety of Zea mays. ratu-monaramal, shrub, peacock tree, Poinciana pulcherrima. ratu-yakwanassa, plant, variety of Anisomeles ovata. ratu-raṭa-iṉguru, sort of ginger, Zingiber rubens. ratu-raṭa-pamba, fern, species of lygodium. ratu-raṭa-wadamal, shoe flower, variety of Hibiscus rosasinensis. ratu-ratambalá, shrub, Ixora coccinea. ratu-radaliya, tree, variety of Cannarus Monocarpus. ratu-rája-pohoṭṭu, globe amaranth, Gomphrcena globosa. ratu-rábu, radish, Raphanus sativug. ratu-lùnu, species of garlic or onion, Allium ascalohicum. ratu-wadamal, shoe flower, Hibiscus rosasinensis. ratu-wal-iṉguru, sort of ginger, Zingiber officinale. ratuweṇawá, to become red. ratu-sendirikká, plant, Mirabilis jalapa. ratu-sewuwandimal, the rose, Rosa semperflorens. ratu-hamasmẹ́, sort of kidney bean red variety of Dolichos sesquipedalis. ratu-hátali-vί, kind of paddy, Oryza sativa. ratẹs, (rat red, ẹs eye) pigeon, buffalo; Indian cuckoo. rakta, red, the colour; blood, minium; vermilion; pearl; fruit of the Flacourtia cataphracta; gunja plant, Abrus precatorius; lac; Indian madder, oldenlandia or Hedyotis umbellata; banyan tree, Ficus bengalensis; dyed, tinged, colored, stained; red, of a red colour. raktaka, plant inhabiting wet rice fields and bearing a red blossom, Pentapetes phcenicea; flowering shrub resembling the ratambalá, Ixora bandhuca; red variety of globe-amaranth, Gomphrcena globosa; red garments or cloth; safflower; kind of pulse, Dolichos biflorus, commonly called horse gram or Indian gram. rakta-kambala, red woollen cloth. rakta-kamala, red lotus, Nymphcea rubra. rakta-kumuda, red lotus. rakta-kusuma, pomegranate tree, Punica granatum. rakta-kesaru, flower of the ironwood tree, Mesua ferrea. rakta-kairawa, see rakta-kumuda. rakta-gulma, enlargement of the intestines by worms, accompanied with the voiding of blood : hard lump in the abdomen of a female after conception; clot of blood. rakta-gómėda, gem of a blood red colour; ruby; garnet. rakta-chandana, red wood, either red sandal, Pterocarpus santalinus or sappan wood, Ccesalpinia sappan; saffron, Curcuma longa. rakta-chandaná, species of madder, Rubia manjitha. raktajihwa, lion. raktanáli, red lotus. raktapa, (blood, what drinks) imp, goblin. rakta-padma, red lotus, Nymphcea rubra. raktapá, leech; female goblin; parrot,palceornis; pigeon; red-footed. raktapádi, plant. rakta-pásháṇa, red arsenic. rakta-pitta, (red, or blood, bile) plethora, spontaneous haemorrhages from the mouth, nose, rectum and cuticle, accompanied with fever and headache, vomiting, purging; the word alludes to the bile being of a red colour or to its being supposed to be an affection of both fluids or humours. rakta-puspa, (red, flower) red variety of Nerium odorum; small tree, Andersonia rohitaca; silk cotton tree, Eriodendron anfractuosum; trumpet flower, Stereospermum (or bignonia) Suave-olens; the name may be applied to any plant bearing red blossoms. rakta-pushpaka, Palas tree, Butea frondosa; small tree, Andersonia rohitaca; red flower, Ixora bhanduca or Pentapetes phcenicea; silk cotton tree, Eriodendron anfractuosum; tree from which a red dye is prepared Mallotus philippensis or Rottleria tinctoria. rakta-pushpiká, (raktapuspa and ika aff.) species of sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica; species of lycopodium; also, silk cotton, Eriodendron anfractuosum. rakta-pushpi, coral tree, Erythrina indica; also, trumpet flower, Stereospermùm suaveolens. rakta-pùraka, tamarmd tree, Tamarindus indica. rakta-phala, (red, fruit) species of banyan or Indian fig tree, Ficus altissima. rakta-phalá, creeping plant, momordica monadelpha or bryonia grandis. rakta-phaliká, plant, abrus precatorius. rakta-bindu, (red, drop) red spot forming flaw in a gem. rakta-bija, tree, adenanthera pavonine. rakta-mañjari, plant, barringtonia acutangula; medicinal plant, Spilanthes acmella. raktamáli, species of jasmine, Jasminum nyctanthes arbor-tristis. raktaya, see rakta. rakta-réṇu, (red, dust) red lead; blossom of the Palas, Butea frondosa; sort of cloth. rakta-lóha, (metal) copper; minium. raktawaṭί, small pox. rakta-warṇa, earth worm; red, of a red colour. rakta-wardhana, egg plant, solanum. raktawaraṭi, see raktawaṭί. rakta-wástuka, species of amaranth, Amaranthus cruentus. rakta-vinḍu, drop of blood, red flaw in a gem. rakta-vinduchchhadá, medicinal plant, Ipomcea sepiaria. rakta-wṛintaka, pot herb, Marsilea quadrifolia. rakta-wṛintá, sort of jasmin, Jasminum auriculatum. rakta-waidùrya, lapis lazuli. rakta-saṇkócha, tree, Kokoona zeylanica. rakta-sandhyáka, red lotus, Nymphcea rubra. rakta-sára, red sandal wood, Pterocarpus santalinus. raktá, creeper, Gloriosa superba; plant, Abrus precatorius; Bengal madder, Rubia manjith. raktáksha, (red, Raktákshi, eye) buffalo; pigeon; demon, sprite, ogre; barbarous or savage man; Greek partridge; red eyed. raktáṅga, planet Mars; plant, species of crinum; bug; coral; saffron. raktáṅgi, tree, trema orientalis, Bengal madder, Rubia manjith. raktámbara, (red, ambara verture) any vagrant devotee wearing red garments: dressed in red. raktárṣas, (rakta and arṣas pile) bleeding piles. raktótpala, (rakta red, utpala lotus) red lotus, Nymphcea rubra. ati rakta, very red.