rangoli
UK/ɹaŋˈɡəʊli/
rangoli noun: a geometric or stylized design on the floor (or other flat surface) made using small coloured granules, powder or flowers.
Noun
rangoli (countable and uncountable, plural rangolis)
- A geometric or stylized design on the floor (or other flat surface) made using small coloured granules, powder or flowers.
- In one corner of the room she had drawn an incredibly elaborate painting with rangoli powder of the Flautist and herself dancing the raas on the banks of the Jamuna.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 188
- The client is given the option of having multicoloured rangoli designs around the pyre, as well as the freshest flowers to decorate it.2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 143
rangoli meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Gujarati
rangoli in Hindi
- Translations
- रंगोली raṅgolī
rangoli in Marathi
- rangoli
- रांगोळी rāṅgoḷī
rangoli in Urdu
- a rangoli
- رنگولی raṅgolī
rangoli in Gujarati
- rangoli
- રંગોળી raṅgoḷī
Forms of rangoli
| plural | rangolis |
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Origin of rangoli
From Hindi रंगोली (raṅgolī), from Sanskrit रङ्ग (raṅga, “colour”).
Questions about rangoli
- What does rangoli mean?
- Rangoli means a geometric or stylized design on the floor (or other flat surface) made using small coloured granules, powder or flowers.
- What is rangoli in Hindi?
- Rangoli in Hindi is रंगोली (raṅgolī). See Rangoli meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is rangoli?
- Rangoli is a noun.
- How do you pronounce rangoli?
- Rangoli is pronounced /ɹaŋˈɡəʊli/ (UK).
- What is the plural of rangoli?
- The plural of rangoli is rangolis.
Words near rangoli in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rangoli (page history and authors); रांगोळी (Marathi) (page history and authors); رنگولی (Urdu) (page history and authors); રંગોળી (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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