राखी

See also: रेखा, रुख, राख, and रूखा

Hindi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit रक्षिका (rakṣikā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) 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

Marathi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit रक्षिका (rakṣikā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾa.kʰi/, [ɾa.kʰiː]

Noun

राखी • (rākhī) f

1. a rakhi (thread tied to a brother's hand by his sister)

   राखी बांधणे ― rākhī bāndhṇe ― to tie a rakhi

Declension

Declension of राखी (fem ī-stem)
direct singular	राखी rākhī
direct plural	राख्या rākhyā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	राखी rākhī		राख्या rākhyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	राखी rākhī		राख्यां- rākhyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	राखीला rākhīlā		राख्यांना rākhyānnā
ergative	राखीने, राखीनं rākhīne, rākhīna		राख्यांनी rākhyānnī
instrumental	राखीशी rākhīśī		राख्यांशी rākhyānśī
locative सप्तमी	राखीत rākhīt		राख्यांत rākhyāt
vocative संबोधन	राखी rākhī		राख्यांनो rākhyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of राखी (fem ī-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	राखीचा rākhīċā	राखीचे rākhīċe	राखीची rākhīcī	राखीच्या rākhīcā	राखीचे, राखीचं rākhīċe, rākhīċa	राखीची rākhīcī	राखीच्या rākhīcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	राख्यांचा rākhyānċā	राख्यांचे rākhyānċe	राख्यांची rākhyāñcī	राख्यांच्या rākhyāncā	राख्यांचे, राख्यांचं rākhyānċe, rākhyānċa	राख्यांची rākhyāñcī	राख्यांच्या rākhyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Proper noun

राखी • (rākhī) f

1. a female given name

See also

• भाऊबीज (bhāūbīj)
• रक्षाबंधन (rakṣābandhan)

References

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