रक्षाबंधन
Hindi
Etymology
From रक्षा (rakṣā, “protection”) + बन्धन (bandhan, “binding”), from Sanskrit.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾək.ʂɑː.bən.d̪ʱən/, [ɾək.ʃäː.bə̃n̪.d̪ʱə̃n̪]
Noun
रक्षाबंधन • (rakṣābandhan) f (Urdu spelling رَکْشَا بَنْدَھن)
- a Hindu annual rite, or ceremony, in which a rakhi (thread) is tied to a brother's hand by his sister in exchange for a gift to her
- रक्षाबंधन की शुभकामनाएँ ― rakṣābandhan kī śubhkāmnāẽ ― Happy Raksha Bandhan!
Declension
Declension of रक्षाबंधन (fem cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | रक्षाबंधन rakṣābandhan | रक्षाबंधनें rakṣābandhanẽ |
| oblique | रक्षाबंधन rakṣābandhan | रक्षाबंधनों rakṣābandhanõ |
| vocative | रक्षाबंधन rakṣābandhan | रक्षाबंधनो rakṣābandhano |
See also
- राखी (rākhī)
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “रक्षा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 849