[rat₍a₎n], m. a jewel, gem.
[←OIA rátna- n. ‘gift’ RV., ‘treasure, jewel’ Mn. < (possibly) <√raṇ ‘rejoice’ ◀PIE *er- : or- : r- ‘to flow, run, move, lift’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. run, runnel ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. rival, rivulet ]
☞ (Platts, 1884) 0587; (Turner, 1966) 10600, p.613; (MW, 1899) 0864, 0863; (Pokorny, 1959) 0326 (0339); (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.428
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