راکھش

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• راخَش (rāxaś)
• راکَھس (rākhas)

Etymology

From Prakrit 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀲 (rakkhasa), from Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾäː.kʰə̆ʃ]

Noun

راکَھش • (rākhaś) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਰਾਖਸ਼)

1. demon, monster

Declension

Declension of راکھش
dir. sg.	راکَھش (rākhaś)
dir. pl.	راکَھش (rākhaś)
	singular	plural
direct	راکَھش (rākhaś)	راکَھش (rākhaś)
oblique	راکَھش (rākhaś)	راکَھشاں (rākhaśāṉ)
vocative	راکَھشا (rākhaśā)	راکَھشو (rākhaśo)
ablative	راکَھشوں (rākhaśoṉ)	راکَھشاں (rākhaśāṉ)
locative	راکَھشے (rākhaśe)	راکَھشِیں (rākhaśīṉ)
instrumental	راکَھشوں (rākhaśoṉ)	–

Further reading

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਰਾਖਸ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 949.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rākṣasá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 618