राखी
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit रक्षिका (rakṣikā).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Declension of राखी (fem ī-stem)
Proper noun edit
राखी • (rākhī) f
- a female given name, Rakhi
Declension edit
Declension of राखी (fem ī-stem)
See also edit
- रक्षाबंधन (rakṣābandhan)
Further reading edit
- 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