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)

1. 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
direct	राखी rākhī	राखियाँ rākhiyā̃
oblique	राखी rākhī	राखियों rākhiyõ
vocative	राखी rākhī	राखियो rākhiyo

Proper noun

राखी • (rākhī) f

1. 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