राखी
See also: रेखा, रुख, राख, and रूखा
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit रक्षिका (rakṣikā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾɑː.kʰiː/, [ɾäː.kʰiː]
Noun
राखी • (rākhī) f (Urdu spelling رَاکِھی)
- a rakhi (thread tied to a brother's hand by his sister)
- राखी बांधना ― rākhī bāndhnā ― to tie a rakhi
- राखी की शुभकामनाएँ ― rākhī kī śubhkāmnāẽ ― Happy Rakhi!
Declension
Declension of राखी (fem ī-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | राखी rākhī | राखियाँ rākhiyā̃ |
oblique | राखी rākhī | राखियों rākhiyõ |
vocative | राखी rākhī | राखियो rākhiyo |
Proper noun
राखी • (rākhī) f
- a female given name, Rakhi
Declension
Declension of राखी (fem ī-stem)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
direct | राखी rākhī | राखियाँ rākhiyā̃ |
oblique | राखी rākhī | राखियों rākhiyõ |
vocative | राखी rākhī | राखियो rākhiyo |
See also
- रक्षाबंधन (rakṣābandhan)
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “राखी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 859
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “rakṣā1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 611