राखणे
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘨𑘰𑘎𑘜𑘹 (rākaṇe), 𑘨𑘰𑘏𑘜𑘹 (rākhaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (rakkhaï), from Sanskrit रक्षति (rákṣati). Doublet of रक्षणे (rakṣaṇe).
Pronunciation
Verb
राखणे • (rākhṇe) (transitive)
- to preserve
- to save
- to keep, reserve
- to guard
- याद राख ― yād rākh ― I'm warning you (literally, “keep in mind”)
Derived terms
- मौन राखणे (maun rākhṇe, “to refrain from speech”)
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “राखणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 125
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “राखणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 687
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “राखण”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2602
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rákṣati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 611
Old Marathi
Alternative forms
- राकणे (rākaṇe)
Verb
राखणे (rākhaṇe) (ambitransitive)
- Devanagari script form of 𑘨𑘰𑘏𑘜𑘹