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語源

From Hindi रंगोली (raṅgolī), from Sanskrit रङ्ग (raṅga, “colour”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ɹaŋˈɡəʊli/

名詞

rangoli (plural rangolis)

1. (India) A geometric or stylized design on the floor (or other flat surface) made using small coloured granules, powder or flowers. [from 19th c.]
   • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 188:

     In one corner of the room she had drawn an incredibly elaborate painting with rangoli powder of the Flautist and herself dancing the raas on the banks of the Jamuna.

   • 2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 143:

     The client is given the option of having multicoloured rangoli designs around the pyre, as well as the freshest flowers to decorate it.

アナグラム

• gal-iron, garlion, groinal, ringoal