راخش

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀲 (rakkhasa), from Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

راخَش • (rāxaśm (Gurmukhi spelling ਰਾਖ਼ਸ਼)

  1. demon, monster

Declension

Declension of راخش
singular plural
direct راخَش (rāxaś) راخَش (rāxaś)
oblique راخَش (rāxaś) راخَشاں (rāxaśāṉ)
vocative راخَشا (rāxaśā) راخَشو (rāxaśo)
ablative راخَشوں (rāxaśoṉ) راخَشاں (rāxaśāṉ)
locative راخَشے (rāxaśe) راخَشِیں (rāxaśīṉ)
instrumental راخَشوں (rāxaśoṉ)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “راخش”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਰਾਖਸ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 949.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rākṣasá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 618