رکھ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Verb

رَکّھ • (rakkh) (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੱਖ)

1. inflection of رَکّھݨا (rakkhṇā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular familiar imperative

Etymology 2

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit 𑀭𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (rukkha)), from Sanskrit वृक्ष (vṛkṣá). Compare Nepali रुख (rukh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɾʊk.kʰᵊ/

Noun

رُکّھ • (rukkh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੁੱਖ)

1. tree

   Synonyms: دَرَخَت (daraxat), رُکھڑا (rukhṛā)

Declension

Declension of رکھ

	singular	plural
direct	رُکّھ (rukkh)	رُکّھ (rukkh)
oblique	رُکّھ (rukkh)	رُکّھاں (rukkhāṉ)
vocative	رُکّھا (rukkhā)	رُکّھو (rukkho)
ablative	رُکّھوں (rukkhoṉ)	—
locative	رُکّھے (rukkhe)	رُکّھِیں (rukkhīṉ)
instrumental	رُکّھوں (rukkhoṉ)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “رُکھ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
• “ਰੁੱਖ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026