राख

See also: रेखा, रुख, राखी, and रूखा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit रक्षा (rakṣā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾɑːkʰ/, [ɾäːkʰ]
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Noun

राख • (rākh) f (Urdu spelling راکھ)

  1. ash, ashes

Declension

Declension of राख (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct राख
rākh 		राखें
rākhẽ
oblique राख
rākh 		राखों
rākhõ
vocative राख
rākh 		राखो
rākho

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘨𑘰𑘏 (rākha, “ashes”), from Prakrit रक्खा (rakkhā, “ashes”), from Sanskrit रक्षा (rakṣā, “ashes”).[1] Doublet of रक्षा (rakṣā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾakʰ/
  • Rhymes: -akʰ
  • Hyphenation: राख

Noun

राख • (rākh) f[2][3][4]

  1. ash, ashes
    त्याने बाहीवरून सिगारेटची राख झटकली.
    tyāne bāhīvarūn sigāreṭcī rākh j̈haṭaklī.
    He brushed away the cigarette ash from his sleeve.

Usage notes

  • राख (rākh) refers to the solid remains of a fire. For human remains after cremation, the term अस्थी (asthī) is used instead.

References

More information
  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rakṣā2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 611: “M. rākh f.”
  2. ^ Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “राख”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 125
  3. ^ Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “राख”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 687
  4. ^ दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “राख”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2601

Old Marathi

Noun

राख (rākha) f

  1. Devanagari script form of 𑘨𑘰𑘏
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