रक्षा
See also: रक्ष्
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रक्षा (rakṣā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾək.ʂɑː/, [ɾɐk.ʃäː]
Noun
रक्षा • (rakṣā) f (Urdu spelling رکشا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | रक्षा rakṣā |
रक्षाएँ rakṣāẽ |
| oblique | रक्षा rakṣā |
रक्षाओं rakṣāõ |
| vocative | रक्षा rakṣā |
रक्षाओ rakṣāo |
Synonyms
- (protection) हिफ़ाज़त (hifāzat)
- (protection) मुहाफ़िज़त (muhāfizat)
- (safety) सलामती (salāmtī)
Derived terms
- रक्षक (rakṣak)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ৰক্ষা (Assamese script)
- ᬭᬓ᭄ᬱᬵ (Balinese script)
- রক্ষা (Bengali script)
- 𑰨𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ရက္ၑာ (Burmese script)
- રક્ષા (Gujarati script)
- ਰਕ੍ਸ਼ਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦫꦏ꧀ꦰꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂩𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ರಕ್ಷಾ (Kannada script)
- រក្ឞា (Khmer script)
- ຣກ຺ຩາ (Lao script)
- രക്ഷാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡵᠠᡬᢢᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘨𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠷᠠᢉᢔᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧈𑦮𑧠𑧌𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐬𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐵 (Newa script)
- ରକ୍ଷା (Odia script)
- ꢬꢒ꣄ꢰꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆫𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖨𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖯 (Siddham script)
- රක්ෂා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩼𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚤𑚊𑚶𑚭 (Takri script)
- ரக்ஷா (Tamil script)
- రక్షా (Telugu script)
- รกฺษา (Thai script)
- ར་ཀྵཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒩𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨫𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From रक्ष् (rakṣ), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (“to defend”), same source as Ancient Greek ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”). Other cognates include Old Armenian երաշխիք (erašxikʻ), and Old English ealgian (“to protect, defend”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɾɐk.ʂɑː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɾɐk.ʂɑː/
Noun
रक्षा • (rakṣā) stem, f
- the act of protecting or guarding, protection, care, preservation, security Mn. MBh. &c.
- a guard, watch, sentinel Mṛicch. Kām.
- any preservative, (esp.) a sort of bracelet or amulet, any mysterious token used as a charm BhP. Suṡr.
- a tutelary divinity (cf. महा-र्°)
- ashes (used as a preservative) L.
- a piece of thread or silk bound round the wrist on partic. occasions (esp. on the full moon of श्रावण, either as an amulet and preservative against misfortune, or as a symbol of mutual dependence, or as a mark of respect) MW.
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | रक्षा (rakṣā) | रक्षे (rakṣe) | रक्षाः (rakṣāḥ) |
| accusative | रक्षाम् (rakṣām) | रक्षे (rakṣe) | रक्षाः (rakṣāḥ) |
| instrumental | रक्षया (rakṣayā) रक्षा¹ (rakṣā¹) |
रक्षाभ्याम् (rakṣābhyām) | रक्षाभिः (rakṣābhiḥ) |
| dative | रक्षायै (rakṣāyai) | रक्षाभ्याम् (rakṣābhyām) | रक्षाभ्यः (rakṣābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | रक्षायाः (rakṣāyāḥ) रक्षायै² (rakṣāyai²) |
रक्षाभ्याम् (rakṣābhyām) | रक्षाभ्यः (rakṣābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | रक्षायाः (rakṣāyāḥ) रक्षायै² (rakṣāyai²) |
रक्षयोः (rakṣayoḥ) | रक्षाणाम् (rakṣāṇām) |
| locative | रक्षायाम् (rakṣāyām) | रक्षयोः (rakṣayoḥ) | रक्षासु (rakṣāsu) |
| vocative | रक्षे (rakṣe) | रक्षे (rakṣe) | रक्षाः (rakṣāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “रक्षा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 860, column 1.