रज

Borrowed from Sanskrit रजस् (rajas).

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾəd͡ʒ/, [ɾɐd͡ʒ]

रज • (raj) m

1. dust, dirt, pollen
2. (Hinduism) one of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are active, excitable, or passionate

   Coordinate terms: सत्त्व (sattva), तमस (tamas)

3. (euphemistic) menstrual blood, menstrual fluid

   Synonyms: आर्तव (ārtav), कुसुम (kusum), ऋतु (ŕtu)

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “रज”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4106
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “रज”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 636
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “रज”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 851