Race in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “race” in Hindi is तेज़ चाल, pronounced bhagana — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
a canal for a current of water
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s-der.
Proto-Germanic *rēsōder.
Proto-West Germanic *rās
Old English rǣs
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Proto-Germanic *rēsō
Old Norse rásbor.
Middle English race
English race
From Middle English race, partially from Old English rǣs (“a race, swift or violent running, rush, onset”), from Proto-West Germanic *rās; and partially from Old Norse rás (“a running, race”); both from Proto-Germanic *rēsō (“a course”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s- (“to flow, rush”). Cognate with Middle Low German râs ("a strong current"; whence German Low German Raas (“mad rush, rage, fury”)), Dutch ras (“a strong whirling current”), Danish ræs, Norwegian and Swedish ras, Norwegian rås.
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Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s-der.
Proto-Germanic *rēsōder.
Proto-West Germanic *rās
Old English rǣs
▲
Proto-Germanic *rēsō
Old Norse rásbor.
Middle English race
English race
From Middle English race, partially from Old English rǣs (“a race, swift or violent running, rush, onset”), from Proto-West Germanic *rās; and partially from Old Norse rás (“a running, race”); both from Proto-Germanic *rēsō (“a course”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s- (“to flow, rush”). Cognate with Middle Low German râs ("a strong current"; whence German Low German Raas (“mad rush, rage, fury”)), Dutch ras (“a strong whirling current”), Danish ræs, Norwegian and Swedish ras, Norwegian rås.
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