ਰਾਸ
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic رَأْس (raʔs). The sense of "capital" comes from Arabic رَأْس مَال (raʔs māl, “lit. "head money"”), itself a calque of Latin capitāle.
Noun
ਰਾਸ • (rās) f (Shahmukhi spelling راس)
Further reading
- “ਰਾਸ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
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