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rasa

rasa noun: an essential mental state; the dominant emotional theme of a work.

Noun

rasa (plural rasas)

  1. An essential mental state; the dominant emotional theme of a work.

Forms of rasa

pluralrasas

Origin of rasa

Transliteration of Sanskrit रस (rasa, literally “juice; essence”). Doublet of rasam.

Words formed from rasa

Questions about rasa

What does rasa mean?
Rasa means an essential mental state; the dominant emotional theme of a work.
What part of speech is rasa?
Rasa is a noun.
What is the plural of rasa?
The plural of rasa is rasas.

Words near rasa in the dictionary

  1. Ras Hafun
  2. ras malai
  3. Ras Shamra
  4. RAS syndrome
  5. Ras Tanura
  6. rasa
  7. rasabox
  8. rasaboxes
  9. rasagiline
  10. rasagola
  11. rasagolas

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