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語源 1

Borrowed from Hindi रागी (rāgī).

別の表記

• ragee, raggee, raggy, ragy

名詞

ragi (uncountable)

1. A grain, of species Eleusine coracana, cultivated as a cereal in arid areas of Africa and Asia; finger millet.

   Synonyms: African finger millet, caracan millet, finger millet, coracan, koracan

語源 2

From Malay ragi (“fermenting medium, yeast”), from an Indian language such as Hindi रागी (rāgī, “finger millet”), since finger millet can be fermented. See Etymology 1.

名詞

ragi (uncountable)

1. (cooking, brewing) A type of yeast traditionally used in winemaking, baking, and brewing, now identified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

   Synonym: ragi yeast

   • 2005, Malaysia at Random, Didier Millet, page 30:

     Pound 5 kg of round ragi (yeast) and 5 pieces of thinly sliced ragi into powder. Mix ragi into cooled rice.

   • 2010, M.J. Robert Nout, Kofi E. Aidoo, 2: Asian Fungal Fermented Food, Martin Hofrichter (volume editor), Karl Esser (editor), The Mycota, Volume X: Industrial Applications, page 49,

     It is made from cooked gelatinised rice and red pulverised ragi (yeast cake or jui-piang) and fermented for up to 30 days at 25°C.

   • 2014, Florence Tan, Florence Tan: Best Nyonya Recipes, page 108:

     Finely ground and sifted round ragi yeast 3⁄4 tsp

Further reading

• Ragi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• Gair, Ağrı, Riga, agri, agri-, gari