राखनं

See also: रखना and राख्नु

Varhadi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘨𑘰𑘎𑘜𑘹 (rākaṇe), 𑘨𑘰𑘏𑘜𑘹 (rākhaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (rakkhaï), from Sanskrit रक्षति (rákṣati).

Verb

राखनं (rākhna) (transitive)

1. to protect, preserve, guard

Further reading

• विठ्ठल वाघ [Vitthal Wagh], रावसाहेब काळे [Raosaheb Kale] (2021) “राखनं”, in वऱ्हाडी शब्दकोश [Varhadi Dictionary] (in Marathi), volume 2, एल्फिन्स्टन तांत्रिक विद्यालय इमारत, ३, महापालिका मार्ग, धोबीतलाव, मुंबई ४०० ००१ [Elphinstone Tantrik Vidyalaya Building, 3, Mahapalika Marg, Dhobi Talao, Mumbai 400 001]: राज्य मराठी विकास संस्था [Rajya Marathi Vikas Sanstha], →ISBN, page 174, column 2.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rákṣati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 611