Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Hindi verb set
रखना (rakhnā)
रखवाना (rakhvānā)

Inherited from Old Hindi रषना (raṣanā /⁠rakhanā⁠/), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (rakkhaï), from Sanskrit रक्षति (rákṣati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrákšati, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lékseti (to protect, to guard). Doublet of राखना (rākhnā). Cognate with Sinhalese රකිනවා (rakinawā, to protect)

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾəkʰ.nɑː/, [ɾɐkʰ.näː]
  • Hyphenation: रख‧ना

Verb edit

रखना (rakhnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling رَکْھنَا)

  1. to keep, to have
    तुम बच्चे अपने साथ रखो
    tum bacce apne sāth rakho.
    Keep the kids with you.
  2. to put

Conjugation edit

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